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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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