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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.           #@£@%*/«,,
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,,«/*%@£@# 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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