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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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