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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 $*^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^* Flowers And In  The Morning They Are Wet *^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^                With Dew.                 ^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. Father Is  Away  During  The  Day  Doing .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Important Things Elsewhere.  He Is Weary ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ When He Returns Home, Each  Day  More So ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For  Him ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend  To ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               His Clothes.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« Suddenly  The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^ Inside.  Stems And  Leaves  Appear Close ^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^* To The Walls And Far From The  Light. We *^«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«^*$ 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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