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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 $%*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*% Built Of  Dark  Clay And Abandoned By  A %*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* Stranger. The  Window  Has  No Glass But *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ Instead  Steel Bars To Keep The  Animals ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                   Out.                   ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ Brush  Of  Ferns And Bushes.  There Live ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* The Animals That We Fight  To Keep Away, *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*% For  They  Speak  To Us To Join Them  In %*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*%$ 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 $%*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*% Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow,  Some %*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* Even The Color Of  Wine. They Have Lilac *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ Flowers And In The Morning They  Are Wet ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                With Dew.                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, Father  Is  Away During  The  Day  Doing ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ Important Things Elsewhere.  He Is Weary ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* When He Returns Home,  Each Day  More So *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*% Than The Next.  We Learn To Cook For Him %*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*%$ 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 $%*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*% Father Comes Home He  Is  Angry And Cuts %*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~           Scared Of Him Then.            ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, We Are  Then  Tasked  With Removing  Any ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Indoor Plant  We  See. But They  Are  So ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*% Them.  Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In %*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*%$ 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 $%*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*%          We Will Carry It Out.           %*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~*                                          *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ Now He Leaves  As Soon As He'S Awake And ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Falls Asleep  As Soon  As He Returns. We ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Are  Left To Care For Us  And The  House ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, And The  Orchard.  But It Is Hard And We ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ Are   Distracted.   We   Are   Not    As ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* Persistent As  Father And  Quickly  Fall *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*%           Behind In Our Duties.          %*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*%$                                          $%*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*%$&                                          &$%*~,,,,,
,,,,~*%$&@                                          @&$%*~,,,,
,,,~*%$&@#                                          #@&$%*~,,,
,,~*%$&@##                                          ##@&$%*~,,