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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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#@§%†^-:¨¨                                          ¨¨:-^†%§@#
##@§%†^-:¨                                          ¨:-^†%§@##
#@§%†^-:¨¨                                          ¨¨:-^†%§@#