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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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