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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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