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