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,,~/$@&¶## ,,,,,,,,,,,, /            / ,,,,,,,,,,,, ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶###              /,          ,/              ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶##                ~,,    ,,~                ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶#                   ~~~~                   #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶                                          ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@& The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Large Bend  Like A Scooping Hand  And  A ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Decent  Days  Travel  North  From   That #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶## Stands  Our  House  In  The Middle  Of A ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶### Forgotten Apple  Orchard. Our  House  Is ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶## Built Of  Dark  Clay  And Abandoned By A ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Stranger. The Window Has  No  Glass  But #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Instead Steel  Bars To Keep  The Animals ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@&                   Out.                   &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶                                          ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶## Brush Of  Ferns And  Bushes.  There Live ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶### The Animals  That We Fight To Keep Away, ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶## For  They Speak To Us  To  Join  Them In ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶# The  Luscious  Caves Below  Ground. They #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Mean  No Harm But It Is Not In Our  Best ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@& Interest  To Do  So. There  Is Important &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Work That Needs To Be Done, And  It Cant ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Be Done By  Animals. (Father Says This.) #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶##                                          ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶### Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶## Ferns And Uproots  The Bushes  Only  For ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Them To  Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Leaves Are Teal, White And  Yellow, Some ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@& Even The Color  Of Wine. They Have Lilac &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Flowers And In The  Morning They Are Wet ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶#                 With Dew.                #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶##                                          ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶### Father Is  Away  During  The  Day  Doing ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶## Important Things  Elsewhere. He Is Weary ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶# When  He Returns Home, Each Day  More So #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Than The Next.  We Learn To Cook For Him ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@& So  That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶               His Clothes.               ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶#                                          #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶## Suddenly The Dense  Bushwork Is Mirrored ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶### Inside. Stems  And Leaves  Appear  Close ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶## To The Walls And Far From The  Light. We ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Are  Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ And  Smell  Good,  And  There Is  Little ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@& Decoration   In   Our  House.  But  When &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Father Comes Home He Is  Angry  And Cuts ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶##           Scared Of Him Then.            ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶###                                          ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶## We Are  Then  Tasked  With  Removing Any ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Indoor  Plant  We See.  But They  Are So #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Beautiful! We  Wait  Just  Until  Father ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@& Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Them. Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak  In ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶# But We Always  Shoo Them Out. With Fresh #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶## Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right Outside  The ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶### House  He  Suspects  And   Resents   Our ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶## Inaction.  But  He  Doesn'T   Have   The ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Energy To  Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ It Is  Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@& Even   In    The   Morning    And   Must &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Cutting To Us As  Well, Untrusting  That #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶##          We Will Carry It Out.           ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶###                                          ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶## Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake  And ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Falls Asleep As  Soon  As He Returns. We #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Are Left To  Care  For Us  And The House ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@& And  The Orchard. But It Is  Hard And We &@$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶ Are   Distracted.   We    Are   Not   As ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,~/$@&¶# Persistent As Father  And  Quickly  Fall #¶&@$/~,,,
,,~/$@&¶##           Behind In Our Duties.          ##¶&@$/~,,
,~/$@&¶###                                          ###¶&@$/~,
,,~/$@&¶##                                          ##¶&@$/~,,
,,,~/$@&¶#                                          #¶&@$/~,,,
,,,,~/$@&¶                                          ¶&@$/~,,,,
,,,,,~/$@&                                          &@$/~,,,,,