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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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