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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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