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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.          ¶¤=~~,....
.,~†=§¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤§=†~,.
.,~†=§¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤§=†~,.
....~†††§¤                                          ¤§†††~....
.,~†=§¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤§=†~,.
.,~†=§¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤§=†~,.