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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. &*§†-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-†§* *§†-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†§ §†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-† †-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-† †-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨