====
=~~ ~~=
†~ ~†
.....£££.. ............ † † ............ .£.££££££.
....£..£.. †~ ~† £££.....£.
...££.££.. =~~ ~~= ..£....££.
..£.££.£.£ ==== .££...£.£.
.£££.££££. £.£..££££.
£..££...£. 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. £.£..£££.£
.£.£££.... £££.£..£££
£££..£...£ ..£££.£..£
..£.££..£. .£..£££.£.
.£££.£.£££ ££.£..£££.
£..££££..£ .£££.£..£.