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¨@.¨¨&¨,.¨ pine arcades that were planted and ,#.¤@¨¨.¨.
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.¨.§,,,&., underneath, sniffing at the ground. it §,,&.§#,,,
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,.¨,,£¨¨.¤ 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 ¨&¨..,&@#.
..¨@#&,.¨. river bed. ¨,&,¨.&.&§
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,,@¨##¨¨,£ water, stone rings and floating moss. §,,¨,.,,@,
,.¨¨@§@¨¨& you could've found me wallowing around ¨¤,¨¨.,,.&
£,¨,£¨@&¨¨ 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 .§¨,,..§,.
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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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,¨,#,,@,,, then i run east toward my home. @¤.¨,@§@,.
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.#£¨¨.¨.¤. clearing where you at first can spot ..,,£§£¨,#
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.¤.§¤¨,.¨. 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. .¨¨.,#,,¨¤
§¨,¨¨¨#,¤¤ ,..,,.§,¨,
,§¨¨..¨,@£ 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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