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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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