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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.           ##==~,,,,,
,~~†====§#                                          #§====†~~,
,~~†=§###@                                          @###§=†~~,
,~~†=§#@##                                          ##@#§=†~~,
,~~†=§#@##                                          ##@#§=†~~,
,~~†=§#@##                                          ##@#§=†~~,