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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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