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&¨¨¨¨.££§. pine arcades that were planted and #..#..¨¨,¨
.#.¨..£.#§ forgotten. wild boars roaming £&,,#,¨,¨¨
,,£.¨.¨,¤& 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 #.¨&,,,§,#
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.,,§.¤¤.¨£ they had been a swampworld with sylvan #.¨£.,&,,&
¤,,¨.@§&., water, stone rings and floating moss. .¤¨¨&¨.@¨,
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.,@,..,#§£ 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 ,¤,#¤,,@.¨
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£#..@,.@., invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,¨@,#§.,,§
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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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.§,@§,¨,£@ 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. ..,,£¨¨¨.,
§,@§.¨&,,, ,¨¨,,£.,.,
¨,#@&¨¨¤,, 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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