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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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,,^~/$§&¶#                                          #¶&§$/~^,,