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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.) ####&=/«,¨
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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.               &&&===/«,¨
¨,«/=%&###                                          ###&%=/«,¨
¨,«/=%&### 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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