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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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