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,-=^=%%@@@                                          @@@%%=^=-,
,-=^=%@@¶¶ The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A ¶¶@@%=^=-,
,,,,=^^^%@ Large Bend  Like A Scooping Hand  And  A @%^^^=,,,,
,-=^=%%@@¶ Decent  Days   Travel  North  From  That ¶@@%%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Stands  Our House  In  The Middle  Of  A ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,--=^^=@ Forgotten  Apple  Orchard. Our House  Is @=^^=--,,,
,-=^=%@¶## Built Of  Dark Clay  And Abandoned By  A ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Stranger.  The Window  Has No Glass  But ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,,,--^%¶ Instead  Steel Bars To  Keep The Animals ¶%^--,,,,,
,-=^=%@@@¶                   Out.                   ¶@@@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶##                                          ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,,-=^%¶¶ Brush Of  Ferns And  Bushes.  There Live ¶¶%^=-,,,,
,-=^===%¶¶ The Animals That We Fight  To Keep Away, ¶¶%===^=-,
,-=^=%@¶¶¶ For They  Speak  To Us  To Join Them  In ¶¶¶@%=^=-,
,,,,,-^%%¶ The Luscious  Caves  Below  Ground. They ¶%%^-,,,,,
,-=^=%@¶## Mean  No Harm But It Is Not In  Our Best ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^^^=%@@ Interest  To Do So.  There  Is Important @@%=^^^=-,
,-=^=%¶### Work That Needs  To Be Done, And It Cant ###¶%=^=-,
,-=^=@¶### Be Done By Animals. (Father  Says This.) ###¶@=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶##                                          ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,-^^^=%@ Ferns And Uproots  The  Bushes Only  For @%=^^^-,,,
,-=^=%@¶## Them  To  Grow Back  Each  Night.  Their ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶¶¶ Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow,  Some ¶¶¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@@¶# Even The Color Of Wine. They Have  Lilac #¶@@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶¶¶ Flowers  And In The Morning They Are Wet ¶¶¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶##                 With Dew.                ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,,,-=^%@                                          @%^=-,,,,,
,-=^=%@¶## Father  Is  Away  During The  Day  Doing ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,,,==^%@ Important Things Elsewhere. He  Is Weary @%^==,,,,,
,,,,-^%%@¶ When  He Returns Home, Each Day More  So ¶@%%^-,,,,
,,,,,==@@# Than The Next. We Learn To  Cook For Him #@@==,,,,,
,-=^=%@¶## So  That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶##               His Clothes.               ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,,,-==@¶                                          ¶@==-,,,,,
,-=^=%%%@@ Suddenly The Dense  Bushwork Is Mirrored @@%%%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶¶¶ Inside.  Stems  And Leaves Appear  Close ¶¶¶@%=^=-,
,,,,===@¶# To The  Walls And Far From The Light. We #¶@===,,,,
,-=^=%@¶## Are Glad, For The  Flowers Are Beautiful ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## And  Smell Good,  And  There  Is  Little ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Decoration   In   Our  House.  But  When ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Father Comes  Home He  Is Angry And Cuts ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^^^%%@¶           Scared Of Him Then.            ¶@%%^^^=-,
,-=^=%@¶##                                          ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## We  Are  Then  Tasked With Removing  Any ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Indoor Plant  We  See. But  They Are  So ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^^^==@# Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father #@==^^^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^%@¶### Them. Sometimes  An Animal Will Sneak In ###¶@%^=-,
,,,-=^%@@# But We Always Shoo  Them Out. With Fresh #@@%^=-,,,
,-=^=%@¶## Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside The ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,,,,,==@ House  He   Suspects  And   Resents  Our @==,,,,,,,
,-=^=%@¶## Inaction.   But   He  Doesn'T  Have  The ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^^=%%%¶ Energy To Scold Us. He  Weakens Quickly. ¶%%%=^^=-,
,-=^=%@¶¶# It Is  Not Long Before He Is Still Tired #¶¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Even   In    The    Morning   And   Must ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,,,-^%%@    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    @%%^-,,,,,
,-====%%%@ Cutting  To Us As Well,  Untrusting That @%%%====-,
,-=^=%@¶##           We Will Carry It Out.          ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶##                                          ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Now He Leaves As Soon As  He'S Awake And ##¶@%=^=-,
,,,-^==%@# Falls  Asleep As Soon As He Returns.  We #@%==^-,,,
,,,,,-=^=@ Are Left To  Care For Us  And The  House @=^=-,,,,,
,-=^=%@¶## And The Orchard. But  It Is Hard And  We ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶## Are   Distracted.   We    Are   Not   As ##¶@%=^=-,
,-=^=%¶### Persistent As  Father And  Quickly  Fall ###¶%=^=-,
,-=^=%@¶##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##¶@%=^=-,
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