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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.           @#*=†«,...
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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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