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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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