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...,,..¨,¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨,¨..,,...
,¨.¨.¨¨¨,, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,,¨¨¨.¨.¨,
.,¨,¨¨,,,¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ¨,,,¨¨,¨,.
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,.¨¨¨¨,..¨ already soaked up all the sun. ¨..,¨¨¨¨.,
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.¨.,.,..,¨ there's a river passing by, from east ¨,..,.,.¨.
,¨..¨,,,,. to west, getting broader and deeper and .,,,,¨..¨,
,¨¨,,,,¨,, slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ,,¨,,,,¨¨,
,¨¨,..¨,,: where the pine hands start to let :,,¨..,¨¨,
,,.,.¨,,,- through light, horsemint on the rocky -,,,¨.,.,,
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,,--\**¤## they had been a swampworld with sylvan ##¤**\--,,
,~=\*%&### water, stone rings and floating moss. ###&%*\=~,
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,.,,~\%%§# on the southern shores until i got #§%%\~,,.,
,.,,.=/%¤¤ bitten. ¤¤%/=.,,.,
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¨¨,¨.¨.--; ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ;--.¨.¨,¨¨
,,,.,,¨,^= orange tin radio and a translucent =^,¨,,.,,,
.,¨¨..¨¨,~ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ~,¨¨..¨¨,.
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..,¨.¨.¨,, invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,,¨.¨.¨,..
¨¨¨.¨,¨¨,, 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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.¨,-**§¤## clearing where you at first can spot ##¤§**-,¨.
,.¨.-**££@ the house, not yet really in the @££**-.¨.,
..¨,:==*£# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #£*==:,¨..
¨¨.,,~-/^% 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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,..,¨,.,¨, it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,¨,.,¨,..,
,¨..¨,.¨., 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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