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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. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. 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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