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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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