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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨«;^¤
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###¤§^;«^¨ 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.) ¨^«;^§¤¤¤#
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#§§;^¨¨¨¨¨ 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.                 ¨¨¨¨^^;§§¤
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###¤§^;«^¨ 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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