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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.           ##£&=^«^¨¨
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¨¨^«^=&£## 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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