~~~~                             
                          ~..    ..~                          
                        /.          ./                        
*/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ /            / ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              /.          ./              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ~..    ..~                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ~~~~                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.          ¨¨.~/*%§@#
##@§%*/~.¨                                          ¨.~/*%§@##
#@§%*/~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~/*%§@#
@§%*/~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~/*%§@
§%*/~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~/*%§
%*/~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~/*%