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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. ##&**;=,¨¨
¨,=;**## ###&**;=,¨
¨¨,=;**# 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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