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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. &¨¨&¨&&¨¨&
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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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