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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.          ¶#&†=~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~=†&#                                          #&†=~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~=†&                                          &†=~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~=†&#                                          #&†=~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~=†&#¶                                          ¶#&†=~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~=†&#¶#                                          #¶#&†=~,¨¨