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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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