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^=,,,.,..¨ 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. ¨¨,.¨.,.:~
\~~,¨,.¨,¨ you could've found me wallowing around ¨,¨.,¨,~~\
$†~~¨¨,.¨¨ on the southern shores until i got ¨¨.,¨¨~~†$
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@£&§*;-^.¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨.^-;*§&£@
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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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-^¨¨¨..¨.¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨.¨..¨¨¨^-
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#@¶£@§*«~. 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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,.,,¨¨..¨¨ 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 .¨..,¨.¨,,
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