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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 #££%*†=^¨¨
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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.                %*†=^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=† 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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