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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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