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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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.,~^†*&###                                          ###&*†^~,.
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