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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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