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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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