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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.                @@@££==~^,
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^~==£@#### 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.               ###@£==~^,
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,^~==£@### 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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