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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.               ¨¨^==%§###
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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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