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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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