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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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