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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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¨¨^=†^@#@#                                          #@#@^†=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=†^@#@                                          @#@^†=^¨¨¨