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..,..,,,,, pine arcades that were planted and ,,,,,..,..
,,¨,..¨,,¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming ¨,,¨..,¨,,
..,,,.¨¨.¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ¨.¨¨.,,,..
¨,,,¨,,.¨¨ is dark and moist, the canopy having ¨¨.,,¨,,,¨
.¨¨.¨¨..¨¨ already soaked up all the sun. ¨¨..¨¨.¨¨.
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¨,¨¨,,.,¨. 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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¨.^~=%$#@# they had been a swampworld with sylvan #@#$%=~^.¨
¨,~\†$#@## water, stone rings and floating moss. ##@#$†\~,¨
¨.^-†=*£## you could've found me wallowing around ##£*=†-^.¨
¨.,~~**§£# on the southern shores until i got #£§**~~,.¨
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.,¨...¨.., invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,..¨...¨,.
,,,.....¨. through the ground just how large it is. .¨.....,,,
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,.,.,,,,,¨ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ¨,,,,,.,.,
.,,,.,..¨¨ 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 =^.,¨¨,¨,.
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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 ¨..,¨¨.,¨,
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