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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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