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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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