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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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