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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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..¨.¨¨¨,,. 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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.~«=^£§¶## the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ##¶§£^=«~.
.,,»†§%@£# 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 $%=-.¨.¨¨.
,.,.¨¨,~^$ bitten. $^~,¨¨.,.,
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¨.¨,,.,,~- but now i'm further back, on solid -~,,.,,¨.¨
..¨,,,,¨¨~ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ~¨¨,,,,¨..
¨,¨¨¨..¨,, orange tin radio and a translucent ,,¨..¨¨¨,¨
¨..¨¨¨.¨., umbrella which i'm sitting on. ,.¨.¨¨¨..¨
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....,,,.,¨ somethings moving in the grass. it's ¨,.,,,....
,,¨¨¨,.,¨¨ invisible to my eyes but i can feel ¨¨,.,¨¨¨,,
..¨,¨,..¨: through the ground just how large it is. :¨..,¨,¨..
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¨¨,¨,,,,~; the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ;~,,,,¨,¨¨
¨¨.¨,.-=:† to get up, still looking at the †:=-.,¨.¨¨
,¨,¨¨~=:*% direction of sound rather than at my %*:=~¨¨,¨,
,,.,,~*†$& 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 ,¨,..¨.,,,
.¨¨¨¨,¨..¨ 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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