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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. ^»..¨..¨,¨
.¨¨¨,¨:~:$ $:~:¨,¨¨¨.
,..¨.,»*%* there's a river passing by, from east *%*»,.¨..,
,.¨¨^~†§£¤ to west, getting broader and deeper and ¤£§†~^¨¨.,
¨,,.»†$¤## slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ##¤$†».,,¨
.,-»==£££# where the pine hands start to let #£££==»-,.
¨^«**$&£## through light, horsemint on the rocky ##£&$**«^¨
.,^~/§$#¶# river bed. #¶#$§/~^,.
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¨,,,,¨¨~=* they had been a swampworld with sylvan *=~¨¨,,,,¨
¨,¨.¨¨,¨:= water, stone rings and floating moss. =:¨,¨¨.¨,¨
.,¨...,,¨- you could've found me wallowing around -¨,,...¨,.
,.¨.,.¨,,= on the southern shores until i got =,,¨.,.¨.,
¨,,,¨.,-~/ bitten. /~-,.¨,,,¨
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¨,,¨,,-\$* but now i'm further back, on solid *$\-,,¨,,¨
¨¨..,=^*££ 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. $^=:...,,.
..¨,.^~:^£ £^:~^.,¨..
..¨¨:~\§£§ then i run east toward my home. §£§\~:¨¨..
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..^»*§§@## i am not followed, and slow down in the ##@§§*»^..
¨¨¨,~:=$¤# 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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