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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.) @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@ 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. @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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