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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.) ¨¨-==†@§£@
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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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