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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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