====                             
                          =^^    ^^=                          
                        \^          ^\                        
...^\\$@@# ............ \            \ ............ #@@$\\^...
.....^\$@#              \^          ^\              #@$\^.....
.^=\†$@###                =^^    ^^=                ###@$†\=^.
.^=\†$@###                   ====                   ###@$†\=^.
.^=\†$@###                                          ###@$†\=^.
.^=====††@ 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 ###@$†\=^.
.....^=\$@ Persistent As Father  And  Quickly  Fall @$\=^.....
.^=\†$@###          Behind In Our Duties.           ###@$†\=^.
.^=\†$@###                                          ###@$†\=^.
.^=\†$@###                                          ###@$†\=^.
....=\†@@#                                          #@@†\=....
.^=\\†††@@                                          @@†††\\=^.
..^^^\†$@#                                          #@$†\^^^..