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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.) ¨¨¨¨¨@@@@@
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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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