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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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