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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.) ¨¨-«\^§###
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###§^\«-¨¨ 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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