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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.) ##@#£†/~:¨
¨¨:~/†£#@#                                          #@#£†/~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~/†£#@ 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.               #@#£†/~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~/†£#@                                          @#£†/~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~/†£# 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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