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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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