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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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,,~-†*%§£#                                          #£§%*†-~,,
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