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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.) %$†~:.....
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...:~†$%@# 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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