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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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