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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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