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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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.,~==&§§§@                                          @§§§&==~,.
.,~==&§@##                                          ##@§&==~,.