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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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