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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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