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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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