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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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