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@¨¨@¨@@@@@ 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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