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¨.-=*$&@## -.. ..- ##@&$*=-.¨
¨.-=*$&@## ---- ##@&$*=-.¨
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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. &&*=.¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.-=*$&@## Suddenly The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored ##@&$*=-.¨
¨.-=*$&&&@ Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close @&&&$*=-.¨
¨.-=*$&@## To The Walls And Far From The Light. We ##@&$*=-.¨
¨¨¨.-=**$& Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful &$**=-.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨..=$@# And Smell Good, And There Is Little #@$=..¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--*$$&@ Decoration In Our House. But When @&$$*--¨¨¨
¨.-=*$&@## Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts ##@&$*=-.¨
¨¨¨¨.==*$& Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are &$*==.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-=***&@ 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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