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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.) ¨&&&¨¨¨&¨¨
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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. ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&&&¨¨¨&¨¨ 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. ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨& ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨& 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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