~~~~                             
                          ~~~    ~~~                          
                        †~          ~†                        
....~~†^%# ............ †            † ............ #%^†~~....
.....~~†^%              †~          ~†              %^†~~.....
......~~†^                ~~~    ~~~                ^†~~......
.......~~†                   ~~~~                   †~~.......
........~~                                          ~~........
.........~ 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.           ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
.........~                                          ~.........