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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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##¶§§==~:¨                                          ¨:~==§§¶##