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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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