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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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