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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.                 «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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