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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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