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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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