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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.                   ###¤&†/~^.
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.^~/†&¤¤¤# 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.) ####¤&/~^.
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.^~/†&#### 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.                 ###¤&†/~^.
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.^~/†&¤### 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.               #¤¤†~~^...
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.^~/†&¤### 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.           ¤†††††/~^.
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..^^^^~~†¤ 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.          ¤&†~~~^...
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.....~~†¤¤ 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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