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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. ¨@@¨@@¨@@¨
¨¨¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@@¨@@¨@¨
¨¨@@@@@@@¨ 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. ¨@@@@¨@¨¨¨
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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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