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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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