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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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##£$*†~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~†*$£##