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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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#$§†».¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.»†§$#