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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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