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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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