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#¶§$*†=-¨¨                                          ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Large Bend  Like A Scooping  Hand And  A ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨ Decent   Days  Travel  North  From  That ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=- Stands  Our  House In  The  Middle Of  A -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ Forgotten  Apple Orchard. Our  House  Is ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Built Of  Dark  Clay  And Abandoned By A ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ Stranger. The Window  Has  No  Glass But ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Instead  Steel Bars To Keep The  Animals ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨                   Out.                   ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=-                                          -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Brush Of  Ferns  And Bushes.  There Live ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ The Animals That We Fight To Keep  Away, ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ For They  Speak To  Us  To  Join Them In ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨ The  Luscious  Caves Below Ground.  They ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=- Mean No Harm  But It Is  Not In Our Best -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ Interest  To Do  So. There Is  Important ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Work That Needs To Be Done,  And It Cant ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ Be Done  By Animals. (Father Says This.) ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨                                          ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=- Ferns  And  Uproots The Bushes Only  For -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ Them  To  Grow  Back  Each  Night. Their ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Leaves  Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ Even The Color  Of Wine. They Have Lilac ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Flowers  And In The Morning They Are Wet ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨                With Dew.                 ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=-                                          -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ Father Is  Away  During  The  Day  Doing ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Important Things Elsewhere.  He Is Weary ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ When He  Returns Home,  Each Day More So ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Than The Next.  We Learn To Cook For Him ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨ So That He Does  Not Have To. We Tend To ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=-               His Clothes.               -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨                                          ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Suddenly  The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ Inside.  Stems And Leaves  Appear  Close ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ To  The Walls And Far From The Light. We ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨ Are Glad, For The Flowers  Are Beautiful ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=- And  Smell  Good,  And There  Is  Little -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ Decoration  In  Our   House.   But  When ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Father Comes Home He Is  Angry And  Cuts ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨           Scared Of Him Then.            ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨                                          ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=- We Are Then  Tasked  With  Removing  Any -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ Indoor Plant  We  See.  But They  Are So ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Beautiful!  We Wait  Just  Until  Father ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Them. Sometimes  An Animal Will Sneak In ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨ But We Always Shoo  Them Out. With Fresh ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=- Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside The -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ House  He   Suspects  And   Resents  Our ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Inaction.   But   He  Doesn'T  Have  The ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ Energy  To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ It Is Not Long Before He Is  Still Tired ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨ Even    In   The    Morning   And   Must ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=-    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ Cutting  To Us As Well, Untrusting  That ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨           We Will Carry It Out.          ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Now  He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨ Falls  Asleep  As Soon As He Returns. We ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=- Are Left  To Care For Us  And The  House -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨ And The Orchard.  But It Is Hard  And We ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨ Are   Distracted.   We   Are    Not   As ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨ Persistent  As  Father  And Quickly Fall ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶
#¶§$*†=-¨¨           Behind In Our Duties.          ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
##¶§$*†=-¨                                          ¨-=†*$§¶##
###¶§$*†=-                                          -=†*$§¶###
##¶§$*†=-¨                                          ¨-=†*$§¶##
#¶§$*†=-¨¨                                          ¨¨-=†*$§¶#
¶§$*†=-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-=†*$§¶