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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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