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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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¨-=^**§#@#                                          #@#§**^=-¨