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¨^~†%&¤@## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †            † ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##@¤&%†~^¨
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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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