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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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