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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 $/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~/$$ Built  Of Dark Clay And Abandoned  By  A $$/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/$$§ Stranger. The Window  Has  No Glass  But §$$/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/$$§@ Instead  Steel Bars To Keep The  Animals @§$$/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/$$§@#                   Out.                   #@§$$/~^¨¨
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¨¨^~/$$§@# Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick #@§$$/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/$$§@ Brush  Of  Ferns And Bushes.  There Live @§$$/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/$$§ The Animals That We Fight To  Keep Away, §$$/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~/$$ For They Speak  To Us  To  Join  Them In $$/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/$ 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.) $/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^~/$$§ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The §$$/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/$$§@ Ferns And  Uproots The Bushes  Only  For @§$$/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/$$§@# Them To  Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their #@§$$/~^¨¨
¨^~/$$§@## Leaves Are  Teal, White And Yellow, Some ##@§$$/~^¨
¨¨^~/$$§@# Even The Color Of  Wine. They Have Lilac #@§$$/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/$$§@ Flowers And In The Morning  They Are Wet @§$$/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/$$§                 With Dew.                §$$/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~/$$                                          $$/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/$ 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.           /~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~/$$ Now He Leaves  As Soon As He'S Awake And $$/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/$$§ Falls Asleep As Soon  As He Returns.  We §$$/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/$$§@ Are  Left To Care  For Us And The  House @§$$/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/$$§@# And The Orchard. But It Is  Hard And  We #@§$$/~^¨¨
¨^~/$$§@## Are   Distracted.   We    Are   Not   As ##@§$$/~^¨
¨¨^~/$$§@# Persistent  As Father And  Quickly  Fall #@§$$/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/$$§@           Behind In Our Duties.          @§$$/~^¨¨¨
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