~~~~                             
                          ~^^    ^^~                          
                        †^          ^†                        
¨^~†^££££@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †            † ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @££££^†~^¨
¨^~†^£¤###              †^          ^†              ###¤£^†~^¨
¨^~†^£¤¤¤#                ~^^    ^^~                #¤¤¤£^†~^¨
¨^~†^£@###                   ~~~~                   ###@£^†~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^†£¤                                          ¤£†^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^††£¤ 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.          ##@¤£^†~^¨
¨^~†£¤@###                                          ###@¤£†~^¨
¨^~†††^¤@#                                          #@¤^†††~^¨
¨^~†^£¤@##                                          ##@¤£^†~^¨
¨^~††^££¤#                                          #¤££^††~^¨
¨¨¨^^^††£¤                                          ¤£††^^^¨¨¨