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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.                 ¨,«†=%##@#
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@@##%=†«,¨ 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.               ¨,«†=%##@@
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#=«,,,,¨¨¨ 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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