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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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