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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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