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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 $==.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.== The Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, ==.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= For They Speak To Us To Join Them In =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. The Luscious Caves Below Ground. They .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Mean No Harm But It Is Not In Our Best ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Interest To Do So. There Is Important ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Be Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Every Morning Our Father Clears The ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Ferns And Uproots The Bushes Only For ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. Them To Grow Back Each Night. Their .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.== Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ==.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.==$ 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 $==.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.== Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close ==.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= To The Walls And Far From The Light. We =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ And Smell Good, And There Is Little ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Decoration In Our House. But When ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Scared Of Him Then. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ We Are Then Tasked With Removing Any ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. Indoor Plant We See. But They Are So .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.== Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ==.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.==$ 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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