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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.          ¨¨:~†%§¶##
#¶§%†~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~†%§¶#
¶§%†~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~†%§¶
§%†~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~†%§
%†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†%
†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†