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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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