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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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