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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.           §§%==~,,,,
,~==%$§###                                          ###§$%==~,
,~==%$§### We  Are Then  Tasked  With Removing  Any ###§$%==~,
,,~==%$$§§ Indoor  Plant  We  See. But They Are  So §§$$%==~,,
,~==%$§### Beautiful! We  Wait  Just  Until  Father ###§$%==~,
,~==%$§### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ###§$%==~,
,~==%$§### Them. Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak  In ###§$%==~,
,~==%$§### But We Always  Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ###§$%==~,
,~==%$§### Cut Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside  The ###§$%==~,
,~~~~~=%§# 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 §§%==~,,,,
,,,,,~==$#          We Will Carry It Out.           #$==~,,,,,
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,~==%$§### Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake  And ###§$%==~,
,,,,~==%§§ 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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