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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.) ##£@%†=~^,
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,,,,,,^=†@ 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.            ###£%†=~^,
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,^~=†%@£## 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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