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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.          §¤¤††,,,,,
,,,~~~†¤§#                                          #§¤†~~~,,,
,,~†==¤¤¤§                                          §¤¤¤==†~,,
,,,,,†=§§#                                          #§§=†,,,,,
,,~†=¤§@##                                          ##@§¤=†~,,
,,,,~==¤§@                                          @§¤==~,,,,