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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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