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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.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
†\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\†