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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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