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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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