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¨¨¨,=;**&# ==== #&**;=,¨¨¨
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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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