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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.                 ##@&&%\«,,
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,,«\%&@### 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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