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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 #§$$*.,,,,
,,..*$%%## Energy To Scold Us.  He Weakens Quickly. ##%%$*..,,
,.~*$%§### It Is Not Long Before He Is  Still Tired ###§%$*~.,
,.~*$%§### Even   In    The    Morning   And   Must ###§%$*~.,
,.~*$%§###    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ###§%$*~.,
.~*$%§#### Cutting To Us  As Well,  Untrusting That ####§%$*~.
,,,,.~$%%§          We Will Carry It Out.           §%%$~.,,,,
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,,,~*$$$$§ Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake  And §$$$$*~,,,
,.~*$%%%%§ Falls Asleep As Soon As He  Returns.  We §%%%%$*~.,
,,,,,,.~$§ Are  Left To  Care For Us And The  House §$~.,,,,,,
,....**$§§ And  The Orchard. But It Is Hard And  We §§$**....,
,,,,.*$%## Are    Distracted.   We   Are   Not   As ##%$*.,,,,
,~*$%§#### Persistent  As  Father And  Quickly Fall ####§%$*~,
,.~*$%§###          Behind In Our Duties.           ###§%$*~.,
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