~~~~                             
                          ~::    ::~                          
                        *:          :*                        
##£§$**~:¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ *            * ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨:~**$§£##
#§***~¨¨¨¨              *:          :*              ¨¨¨¨~***§#
£§§**~¨¨¨¨                ~::    ::~                ¨¨¨¨~**§§£
§****:¨¨¨¨                   ~~~~                   ¨¨¨¨:****§
##£§$**~:¨                                          ¨:~**$§£##
£§§§$**~:¨ The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A ¨:~**$§§§£
#£$$*~~¨¨¨ Large  Bend Like A  Scooping Hand  And A ¨¨¨~~*$$£#
§*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨:**§§#
##£§$**~:¨ Persistent  As Father And  Quickly  Fall ¨:~**$§£##
##£§$**~:¨          Behind In Our Duties.           ¨:~**$§£##
££§§$**~:¨                                          ¨:~**$§§££
##£§$**~:¨                                          ¨:~**$§£##
£§§§$**~:¨                                          ¨:~**$§§§£
§$****~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~****$§
£$**~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~**$£