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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 ¨,=*†£¤###
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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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