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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.                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.) #@##$/«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«/$##@                                          @##$/«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«/$## 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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