««««                             
                          «,,    ,,«                          
                        *,          ,*                        
¨¨¨,,****£ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ *            * ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ £****,,¨¨¨
¨,«*^*&£##              *,          ,*              ##£&*^*«,¨
¨,«*^*&£##                «,,    ,,«                ##£&*^*«,¨
¨,«*^*&£##                   ««««                   ##£&*^*«,¨
¨,«*^***££                                          ££***^*«,¨
¨,«*^*&£## 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.          &^*,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«*^*&£##                                          ##£&*^*«,¨
¨,«*^*&£##                                          ##£&*^*«,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«**&                                          &**«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«*^*&###                                          ###&*^*«,¨
¨,«*^*&&£#                                          #£&&*^*«,¨