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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.                §§=†~-....
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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.           §=†~-.....
....-~†=§§                                          §§=†~-....
...-~†=§§¶ 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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