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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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