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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.               ##§§%%†«:.
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.:«†%§#@## 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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