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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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¨¨¨¨,~†^%¤                                          ¤%^†~,¨¨¨¨