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,,,,~†§%¤#                ~,,    ,,~                #¤%§†~,,,,
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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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