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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.) #££$†~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~†$££##                                          ##££$†~:¨¨
¨:~†$££### 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.           ££$†~:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†$ 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.           ##££$†~:¨¨
¨:~†$££###                                          ###££$†~:¨
¨¨:~†$££## 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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