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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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