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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.           #@¤§*=«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«=*§¤@                                          @¤§*=«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«=*§¤                                          ¤§*=«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«=*§                                          §*=«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=*                                          *=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«=*§                                          §*=«^¨¨¨¨¨