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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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