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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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