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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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