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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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