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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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