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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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