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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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,¨^»^$§£## where the pine hands start to let ##£§$^»^¨,
.,.:~:£££# 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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,.»\£¤£@## but now i'm further back, on solid ##@£¤£\».,
..:~/%¤#@# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #@#¤%/~:..
.,,:~=%&@# orange tin radio and a translucent #@&%=~:,,.
.¨,¨~-\&¤@ umbrella which i'm sitting on. @¤&\-~¨,¨.
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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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.¨..¨.,.»† 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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,¨,¨.-~†*¤ 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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