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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.               ##@£%^*~^,
,^~*^^^%@#                                          #@%^^^*~^,
,,,,^~*^££ 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.            @£^~,,,,,,
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,,,^~**%£# 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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