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,#.¨,.&¤¨¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming ,&,.§&,.,¨
.¨¨§£¨.¨.¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ¨.¨..¨.#¤@
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...,§£¨.¤§ where the pine hands start to let ¨£§¨..§§£§
,##,¨.,.,. through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨,.¨§..@&.
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.¨&§¨...¤£ water, stone rings and floating moss. £@@,¨,¨¨.¨
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.¨.¨.,&§¤£ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ..,¤@..££#
,#¤@¤,,#§. orange tin radio and a translucent &£¨,¨,..§.
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.¤&#¨.@£.¨ through the ground just how large it is. ¨#¤¨,,,§£.
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,,§.,&&¨¨£ to get up, still looking at the @£¨.§¤.,&@
.,,,¨.¨¨., direction of sound rather than at my ..¨,,,..,.
&&££@##@@& hands, who are busy putting things in §@££§&#&@¤
£¤@#§##§§§ my pockets. &£#¤£¤¤£#@
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##£¤&#§¤#& radio (now dented) but also a small §@¤&#¤&§@§
£@@&@&#&&£ clay figure i've never seen before. it @¤¤£@@¤###
&#¤§£#&¤&£ must have been laying in the wet dirt, @#§¤§£@@¤@
#£§&££#§¤@ and i must've picked it up with my #&#£#§&¤£&
#@#&&&@&££ other belongings. @§§&&¤&&##
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¤§£¤££&£@£ on her stomach, feet in the air, &#&£#@§&#&
&@&§§¤#£#§ roughly seven centimeters long. it's £§&§££&#@£
##&£@¤@¤@£ freshly made, not yet completely dried. £#¤¤&&&§#@
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£#&@£&¤§§¤ my mom is here now. i ask her for some @&£§#£#&@§
@&@§£§§#£& particle board for it to dry on, but §@&¤¤&§£@§
§&¤£¤@#§£§ she is worried and wants me to ¤§@#@&£@£§
@@@§¤&§#¤@ throw it away. &£&¤#&&&@¤
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