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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 $†;~^.....
......^~;† Forgotten Apple  Orchard.  Our House  Is †;~^......
.......^~; Built Of Dark  Clay And  Abandoned By  A ;~^.......
........^~ Stranger.  The  Window Has No Glass  But ~^........
.........^ Instead Steel Bars  To Keep The  Animals ^.........
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.......... Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ..........
.........^ Brush  Of  Ferns  And Bushes. There Live ^.........
........^~ The Animals That  We Fight To Keep Away, ~^........
.......^~; For  They Speak  To Us To  Join Them  In ;~^.......
......^~;† The  Luscious  Caves Below  Ground. They †;~^......
.....^~;†$ 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 $†;~^.....
......^~;† Even The Color  Of Wine. They Have Lilac †;~^......
.......^~; Flowers And In The Morning  They Are Wet ;~^.......
........^~                With Dew.                 ~^........
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.......... Father  Is Away  During  The  Day  Doing ..........
.......... Important  Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ..........
.......... When He  Returns  Home, Each Day More So ..........
.........^ Than The Next. We Learn To  Cook For Him ^.........
........^~ So That He Does Not Have To.  We Tend To ~^........
.......^~;               His Clothes.               ;~^.......
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.....^~;†$ 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.          ##¶¤$†;~^.
..^~;†$¤¶#                                          #¶¤$†;~^..
...^~;†$¤¶ 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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