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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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