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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.                #£&%*;«,¨¨
¨,«;*%&£##                                          ##£&%*;«,¨
¨¨,«;*%&£# 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.          %*;«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«;*%&                                          &%*;«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«;*%&£ 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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