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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.) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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