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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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