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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.                   ¨¨¨¨¨«=†§§
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##@§&†=«,¨ 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.           ¨¨¨¨¨«†&@@
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##@§&†=«,¨ 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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