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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.                 §§*;«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;* 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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