====
=:: ::=
;: :;
,:=;$££@## ,,,,,,,,,,,, ; ; ,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@££$;=:,
,:=;$££££@ ;: :; @££££$;=:,
,,,:;;;££@ =:: ::= @££;;;:,,,
,:=;$££@## ==== ##@££$;=:,
,,,:==;£££ £££;==:,,,
,,,,,:==$£ The River That'S Our River Makes A £$==:,,,,,
,:=;$££@@@ Large Bend Like A Scooping Hand And A @@@££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## Decent Days Travel North From That ##@££$;=:,
,:=;$££@@@ Stands Our House In The Middle Of A @@@££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is ##@££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A ##@££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But ##@££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## Instead Steel Bars To Keep The Animals ##@££$;=:,
,,,,==;$£# Out. #£$;==,,,,
,:=;$££@## ##@££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## Around The House Is A Thick, Thick ##@££$;=:,
,,,,:;$££# Brush Of Ferns And Bushes. There Live #££$;:,,,,
,,,,=;££££ 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 #@£;;:,,,,
,:=;$£@### We Will Carry It Out. ###@£$;=:,
,,,,,=$££@ @££$=,,,,,
,:=;$£££££ Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And £££££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We ##@££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## Are Left To Care For Us And The House ##@££$;=:,
,,,,,:=$££ And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ££$=:,,,,,
,:=;$££### Are Distracted. We Are Not As ###££$;=:,
,,,,,,=$£# Persistent As Father And Quickly Fall #£$=,,,,,,
,:=;$££@## Behind In Our Duties. ##@££$;=:,
,,,,:;$£££ £££$;:,,,,
,:=;$££@@# #@@££$;=:,
,:=;$££££@ @££££$;=:,
,:=;$££@## ##@££$;=:,
,,,,,,:;£@ @£;:,,,,,,