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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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