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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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