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..^~†*¤&@# ............ †            † ............ #@&¤*†~^..
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..^~†*¤&@#                ~^^    ^^~                #@&¤*†~^..
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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.           &¤*†~^....
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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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