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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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