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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.) @@%%%»^,,,
,^»;%%@@@# #@@@%%;»^,
,^»;%%@@@# 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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