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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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