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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.          ¨-~†^§&@##
#@&§^†~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~†^§&@#
@&§^†~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~†^§&@
&§^†~-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-~†^§&
§^†~-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-~†^§
^†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†^