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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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