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,~«:†%&@##                   ««««                   ##@&%†:«~,
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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.) &%%::::«~,
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,~«:†%&&&# 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.          ##@&%†:«~,
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,~~~~«†&@# 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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