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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. #@&%=/-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-/=%&@ @&%=/-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-/=%& &%=/-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-/=% %=/-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-/= =/-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-/ /-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨