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,,,~=*$@## ,,,,,,,,,,,, =            = ,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@###              =,          ,=              ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@##                ~,,    ,,~                ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@#                   ~~~~                   #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@##                                          ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Large Bend  Like  A Scooping  Hand And A ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Decent  Days  Travel   North  From  That #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Stands  Our  House In  The Middle  Of  A ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Forgotten Apple  Orchard. Our  House  Is ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Built  Of Dark Clay And Abandoned  By  A ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Stranger.  The Window Has  No Glass  But #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Instead Steel Bars To  Keep The  Animals ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@###                   Out.                   ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@##                                          ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Brush Of  Ferns  And Bushes. There  Live ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### The Animals That We  Fight To Keep Away, ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## For They  Speak  To  Us To Join  Them In ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# The  Luscious  Caves  Below Ground. They #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Mean No  Harm But It Is  Not In Our Best ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Interest  To  Do So. There Is  Important ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Work That Needs To Be  Done, And It Cant ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Be  Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@##                                          ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Ferns And Uproots  The  Bushes  Only For ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Them  To  Grow  Back  Each  Night. Their #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Leaves Are  Teal, White And Yellow, Some ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Even The Color Of Wine. They Have  Lilac ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Flowers And In  The Morning They Are Wet ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@#                 With Dew.                #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@##                                          ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Father  Is Away  During  The  Day  Doing ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Important  Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# When  He Returns  Home, Each Day More So #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Than  The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### So That He  Does Not Have To. We Tend To ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@##               His Clothes.               ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@#                                          #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Suddenly  The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Inside. Stems And  Leaves  Appear  Close ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## To The Walls And Far From The  Light. We ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Are Glad, For The Flowers Are  Beautiful #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Decoration   In  Our   House.  But  When ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Father  Comes Home  He Is Angry And Cuts ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@##            Scared Of Him Then.           ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@###                                          ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## We  Are  Then  Tasked  With Removing Any ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Indoor Plant  We See.  But  They Are  So #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Beautiful!  We  Wait  Just  Until Father ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Them. Sometimes  An Animal Will Sneak In ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# But We Always  Shoo Them Out. With Fresh #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Cut Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside  The ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### House  He   Suspects  And  Resents   Our ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Inaction.   But  He  Doesn'T  Have   The ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Energy To Scold Us. He  Weakens Quickly. #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## It Is  Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### Even   In   The   Morning    And    Must ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@##    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Cutting To Us  As Well, Untrusting  That #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@##           We Will Carry It Out.          ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@###                                          ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Now He Leaves As  Soon As He'S Awake And ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Falls Asleep  As Soon  As He Returns. We #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@## Are Left  To Care  For Us  And The House ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@### And The Orchard.  But It Is Hard  And We ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@## Are    Distracted.   We   Are   Not   As ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@# Persistent As Father  And  Quickly  Fall #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@###                                          ###@$*=~,,
,,,~=*$@##                                          ##@$*=~,,,
,,,,~=*$@#                                          #@$*=~,,,,
,,,~=*$@##                                          ##@$*=~,,,
,,~=*$@###                                          ###@$*=~,,