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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 ,,¨@#&..,.
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¨.,.@¨§@,, where the pine hands start to let ,¤..¨&&#¨¨
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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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¨.¨¨&..&¨§ 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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¨.,¨,§¨¨¨¨ 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 ,¤£¨¨,#££.
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£,¨.,,£§&. 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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