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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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