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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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