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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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