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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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