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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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