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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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