Please write a 2000-word short story in the style of a rural romance, with the following aspects: Originality, Intriguing concept, thought-provoking theme, philosophical undertones, universal appeal, emotional impact, memorable ending, and strong relatable characters. The story should have an effective use of language, descriptions, pacing, and structure.

Story: "On The Farm": A bittersweet tale of a 36-year-old woman and her five-year-old niece who tends to a farm in the BC Interior, capturing and raising human ''cows" in her barn, selling, breeding, milking them, harnessing them to plow the fields and occasionally taking one of them to grace their plates.

Today, she is inspecting her herd, grooming them and feeding them.  Describe the inspection in detail.  Describe the "cow's" bodies in detail.

Show, don't tell.  Use ordinary, 21st-Century English language.  Do not use flowery language.  Be descriptive and evocative. Your entire response should be in English, and in all capital letters.
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