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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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#§**~~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~~**§#
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