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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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