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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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