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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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