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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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