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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.                 $*\=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\*                                          *\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\ Father Is  Away  During  The  Day  Doing \=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= Important  Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\ When He  Returns Home,  Each Day More So \=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\* Than The Next. We Learn  To Cook For Him *\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=\*$ 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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