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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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