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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.           ¨,«\%@@@@@
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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.           ¨,«\%@@@@@
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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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