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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.                ###@&&%/~,
.,~/%&&@##                                          ##@&&%/~,.
..,~/%&&@# 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.               /~,.......
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........., 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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