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###@*†^=^. ............ ^            ^ ............ .^=^†*@###
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###@*†^=^.                =^^    ^^=                .^=^†*@###
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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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#****†^=^.                                          .^=^†****#
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