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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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¨¨¨¨¨~$$&&                                          &&$$~¨¨¨¨¨
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