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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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