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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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