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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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