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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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