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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 §***~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,,//*$¶ Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ¶$*//,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~*$$§ Brush Of  Ferns  And  Bushes. There Live §$$*~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,,/$§ The  Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, §$/,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~/*$§¶@@ For They  Speak To  Us  To Join Them  In @@¶§$*/~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~*§§¶ The  Luscious Caves  Below  Ground. They ¶§§*~¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~/*$§¶@@ Mean No Harm But It  Is Not In Our  Best @@¶§$*/~,¨
,~/*$§¶@## Interest To  Do  So.  There Is Important ##@¶§$*/~,
¨,~/*$§¶@# Work That Needs To Be Done, And  It Cant #@¶§$*/~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~/$¶¶ Be Done  By Animals. (Father Says This.) ¶¶$/~,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~//*§ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The §*//~¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~/*$§@## Ferns  And  Uproots The Bushes Only  For ##@§$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$§¶## Them  To  Grow  Back Each  Night.  Their ##¶§$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$§¶@@ Leaves  Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some @@¶§$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$§¶@# Even  The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac #@¶§$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$§¶## Flowers And In The Morning They Are  Wet ##¶§$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$§¶¶@                 With Dew.                @¶¶§$*/~,¨
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¨,~/*$¶@## Father  Is Away  During  The  Day  Doing ##@¶$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$§@## Important Things  Elsewhere. He Is Weary ##@§$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$¶@## When  He Returns Home,  Each Day More So ##@¶$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$§¶@# Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For  Him #@¶§$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$§¶## So That He Does Not Have To. We  Tend To ##¶§$*/~,¨
¨,,~~/$$§§               His Clothes.               §§$$/~~,,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~/$¶¶                                          ¶¶$/~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,/$§ Suddenly  The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored §$/,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~**§§ 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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