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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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