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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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