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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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