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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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