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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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..,~^=$### Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Brush  Of Ferns  And  Bushes. There Live ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### The Animals That We  Fight To Keep Away, ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$## For They  Speak To  Us To  Join Them  In ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$# The  Luscious  Caves Below Ground.  They #$=^~,....
...,~^=$## Mean No Harm But It Is Not  In  Our Best ##$=^~,...
..,~^=$### Interest  To  Do So.  There Is Important ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Work That Needs To Be Done, And It  Cant ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### Be Done By  Animals. (Father Says This.) ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$##                                          ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$# Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The #$=^~,....
...,~^=$## Ferns  And Uproots The Bushes  Only  For ##$=^~,...
..,~^=$### Them  To Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow,  Some ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### Even The  Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$## Flowers And In  The Morning They Are Wet ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$#                 With Dew.                #$=^~,....
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..,~^=$### Father  Is  Away  During  The  Day Doing ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Important Things Elsewhere. He  Is Weary ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### When  He Returns Home, Each Day  More So ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$## Than The Next. We Learn To  Cook For Him ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$# So That He  Does Not Have To. We Tend To #$=^~,....
...,~^=$##               His Clothes.               ##$=^~,...
..,~^=$###                                          ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Suddenly The Dense Bushwork  Is Mirrored ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### Inside. Stems  And  Leaves  Appear Close ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$## To The Walls And Far From The Light.  We ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$# Are Glad, For The Flowers Are  Beautiful #$=^~,....
...,~^=$## And  Smell  Good,  And  There  Is Little ##$=^~,...
..,~^=$### Decoration   In  Our  House.  But   When ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Father  Comes Home  He Is Angry And Cuts ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$##            Scared Of Him Then.           ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$#                                          #$=^~,....
...,~^=$## We Are  Then  Tasked  With Removing  Any ##$=^~,...
..,~^=$### Indoor  Plant  We  See. But They Are  So ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$## Them. Sometimes An Animal  Will Sneak In ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$# But We Always  Shoo Them Out. With Fresh #$=^~,....
...,~^=$## Cut  Flowers Thrown  Right  Outside  The ##$=^~,...
..,~^=$### House   He  Suspects  And   Resents  Our ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Inaction.  But   He  Doesn'T  Have   The ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### Energy To Scold Us.  He Weakens Quickly. ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$## It Is Not  Long Before He Is Still Tired ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$# Even   In   The   Morning    And    Must #$=^~,....
...,~^=$##    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ##$=^~,...
..,~^=$### Cutting To Us  As Well,  Untrusting That ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$####          We Will Carry It Out.           ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$###                                          ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$## Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake  And ##$=^~,...
....,~^=$# Falls  Asleep  As Soon As He Returns. We #$=^~,....
...,~^=$## Are Left To  Care  For  Us And The House ##$=^~,...
..,~^=$### And  The Orchard.  But It Is Hard And We ###$=^~,..
.,~^=$#### Are   Distracted.   We   Are    Not   As ####$=^~,.
..,~^=$### Persistent  As Father  And  Quickly Fall ###$=^~,..
...,~^=$##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##$=^~,...
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