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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. &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
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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.) &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
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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. &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
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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. &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
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¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ 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. &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
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¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ 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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