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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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=†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†=
$=†~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~†=$
#$=†~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~†=$#