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#@#§$:-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Large Bend Like A  Scooping  Hand And  A ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Decent  Days   Travel  North  From  That ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Stands  Our  House  In  The  Middle Of A ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Forgotten  Apple Orchard.  Our House  Is ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Built  Of  Dark  Clay And Abandoned By A ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Stranger.  The Window  Has No Glass  But ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Instead Steel Bars  To Keep The  Animals ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨                   Out.                   ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Brush Of  Ferns  And Bushes. There  Live ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ The Animals  That We Fight To Keep Away, ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ For They  Speak  To Us  To  Join Them In ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ The Luscious Caves  Below  Ground.  They ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Mean No Harm  But It Is Not In Our  Best ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Interest  To Do  So.  There Is Important ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Work That Needs To  Be Done, And It Cant ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Be Done By Animals. (Father Says  This.) ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Ferns And  Uproots  The Bushes Only  For ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Them  To  Grow  Back  Each  Night. Their ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Leaves  Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Even The Color Of Wine. They  Have Lilac ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Flowers And In  The Morning They Are Wet ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨                With Dew.                 ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Father  Is  Away  During  The  Day Doing ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Important Things Elsewhere. He  Is Weary ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ When  He Returns Home, Each Day  More So ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Than The Next. We  Learn To Cook For Him ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ So That He Does  Not Have To. We Tend To ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨               His Clothes.               ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨                                          ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Suddenly The  Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Inside.  Stems And  Leaves  Appear Close ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ To The Walls And Far  From The Light. We ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Are Glad, For The  Flowers Are Beautiful ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ And  Smell  Good,  And  There  Is Little ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Decoration   In  Our   House.  But  When ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Father Comes  Home He  Is Angry And Cuts ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨           Scared Of Him Then.            ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ We Are  Then  Tasked  With  Removing Any ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Indoor  Plant  We See. But  They  Are So ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Them. Sometimes  An Animal Will Sneak In ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ But We Always Shoo  Them Out. With Fresh ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside The ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ House   He   Suspects  And  Resents  Our ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Inaction.  But   He  Doesn'T   Have  The ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Energy To Scold  Us. He Weakens Quickly. ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ It Is  Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ Even    In   The    Morning   And   Must ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Cutting To  Us  As Well, Untrusting That ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨           We Will Carry It Out.          ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Now He Leaves  As Soon As He'S Awake And ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Falls  Asleep As Soon As He  Returns. We ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Are  Left To Care For  Us And  The House ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨ And The Orchard. But  It  Is Hard And We ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨ Are   Distracted.   We    Are   Not   As ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨ Persistent  As  Father And Quickly  Fall ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨           Behind In Our Duties.          ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-:$§#@
#@#§$:-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-:$§#@#
##@#§$:-^¨                                          ¨^-:$§#@##
#@#§$:-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-:$§#@#
@#§$:-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-:$§#@