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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.                   ####@†^~,¨
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¨¨¨¨~~†@## 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.) #£†~~~¨¨¨¨
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¨,~^†£@### 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.                 ###@£†^~,¨
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¨,~^†££@@@ 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.               ##£££†^~,¨
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¨,~^†£@### 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.           ###@£†^~,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†@ 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.           ###@£†^~,¨
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¨,~^†£@### 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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