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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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