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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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