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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 .....«=†¤¤
¤¤$†«.....                With Dew.                 .....«†$¤¤
¤¤††††=«~.                                          .~«=††††¤¤
¤¤†=~..... 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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