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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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