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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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