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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. ¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨
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&¨&¨&&¨&¨& 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. ¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨
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&¨&¨&&¨&¨& 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. ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
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&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& 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. ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
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&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& 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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