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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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