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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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