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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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#@§*%^~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~^%*§@#