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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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