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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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