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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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