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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.                   *%:~,.....
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.......,~: 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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.,~:%*##@#                                          #@##*%:~,.