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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.) @@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
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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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