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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 @§§=*-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«*$§ Are Left  To  Care For Us  And The House §$*«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-«««*$$#@ And The Orchard. But It  Is Hard And  We @#$$*«««-¨
¨-«*=$§#@@ Are    Distracted.   We   Are   Not   As @@#§$=*«-¨
¨-«*=$$§## Persistent As Father  And  Quickly  Fall ##§$$=*«-¨
¨----««=$#           Behind In Our Duties.          #$=««----¨
¨-«*=$§#@#                                          #@#§$=*«-¨
¨-«*=$#@##                                          ##@#$=*«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-*=§                                          §=*-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-«*=$§#@#                                          #@#§$=*«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨«=$#@                                          @#$=«¨¨¨¨¨