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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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