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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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