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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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#@##§%*=~¨                                          ¨~=*%§##@#