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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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#¤&^†~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~†^&¤#
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