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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 $%†«,,¨.¨,
,¨¨...,«** where the pine hands start to let **«,...¨¨,
..¨..¨.,~† through light, horsemint on the rocky †~,.¨..¨..
¨,¨,..¨.,- river bed. -,.¨..,¨,¨
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.....,¨,,¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨,,¨,.....
,¨¨¨¨,,,,¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨,,,,¨¨¨¨,
¨,..¨¨,,,¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨,,,¨¨..,¨
,.¨.,¨,¨., you could've found me wallowing around ,.¨,¨,.¨.,
¨....,..~- on the southern shores until i got -~..,....¨
.¨¨.,.,-~/ bitten. /~-,.,.¨¨.
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.¨¨¨¨^~;§£ but now i'm further back, on solid £§;~^¨¨¨¨.
¨.,¨:-:^£@ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an @£^:-:¨,.¨
¨¨¨--†^§## orange tin radio and a translucent ##§^†--¨¨¨
..,«†^$@## umbrella which i'm sitting on. ##@$^†«,..
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.,.,:~=*$# somethings moving in the grass. it's #$*=~:,.,.
.,¨¨..~†*@ invisible to my eyes but i can feel @*†~..¨¨,.
.¨,¨.,^~\= through the ground just how large it is. =\~^,.¨,¨.
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¨¨..¨.,¨,, to get up, still looking at the ,,¨,.¨..¨¨
.,¨..¨¨¨.¨ direction of sound rather than at my ¨.¨¨¨..¨,.
,¨.,¨,¨.,. hands, who are busy putting things in .,.¨,¨,.¨,
¨¨¨..,,¨.. my pockets. ..¨,,..¨¨¨
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.,,,¨,¨,,. then i run east toward my home. .,,¨,¨,,,.
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.¨.,,¨~~/% i am not followed, and slow down in the %/~~¨,,.¨.
¨....-»:*§ clearing where you at first can spot §*:»-....¨
¨.¨.-»/†$@ 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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