««««                             
                          «,,    ,,«                          
                        \,          ,\                        
&&***««,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, \            \ ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,««***&&
##@&$*\«,,              \,          ,\              ,,«\*$&@##
#&$$\\««,,                «,,    ,,«                ,,««\\$$&#
#&**«,,,,,                   ««««                   ,,,,,«**&#
@&&&$*\«,,                                          ,,«\*$&&&@
&&$***\«,, The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A ,,«\***$&&
&*«,,,,,,, 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.          ,,,,,,,\$&
#&$$**\«,,                                          ,,«\**$$&#
##@&$*\«,, Now He Leaves As Soon As  He'S Awake And ,,«\*$&@##
##@&$*\«,, Falls Asleep  As  Soon As He Returns. We ,,«\*$&@##
@$\\,,,,,, Are Left To  Care  For Us  And The House ,,,,,,\\$@
@$$\,,,,,, And The Orchard.  But  It Is Hard And We ,,,,,,\$$@
##@&$*\«,, Are   Distracted.    We   Are   Not   As ,,«\*$&@##
##@&$*\«,, Persistent  As  Father And  Quickly Fall ,,«\*$&@##
##@&$*\«,,           Behind In Our Duties.          ,,«\*$&@##
@@&*«,,,,,                                          ,,,,,«*&@@
&&**\««,,,                                          ,,,««\**&&
&$$\«,,,,,                                          ,,,,,«\$$&
##@&$*\«,,                                          ,,«\*$&@##
#@@&$*\«,,                                          ,,«\*$&@@#