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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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