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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.) ¨,~†^¤§###
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###§¤^†~,¨ 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.               ¨,~†^¤§###
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###§¤^†~,¨ 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.           ¨,~†^¤§###
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##¤††,¨¨¨¨ 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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