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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.                ##@#@%\«.¨
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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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