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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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