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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.           &&^^^~:¨¨¨
¨:~/^§&@##                                          ##@&§^/~:¨
¨:~//^§&@#                                          #@&§^//~:¨
¨:~/^§&&@#                                          #@&&§^/~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~^§&                                          &§^~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~/^§&@##                                          ##@&§^/~:¨