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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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