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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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#§§^\=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=\^§§#
§§^\=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=\^§§