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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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,¨¨¨.,,,., 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. $:«^¨¨,¨,,
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.~»;^%@### they had been a swampworld with sylvan ###@%^;»~.
.¨-~†^£§#@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @#§£^†~-¨.
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.,¨,:»;^@£ on the southern shores until i got £@^;»:,¨,.
¨,¨,¨.=^*% bitten. %*^=.¨,¨,¨
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,,.¨¨¨¨:~* but now i'm further back, on solid *~:¨¨¨¨.,,
.¨,,,,,..» ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an »..,,,,,¨.
¨,¨,¨.,,,: orange tin radio and a translucent :,,,.¨,¨,¨
¨¨.,,.,¨.. umbrella which i'm sitting on. ..¨,.,,.¨¨
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,,..,,,¨¨. somethings moving in the grass. it's .¨¨,,,..,,
,,¨¨¨.,.¨. invisible to my eyes but i can feel .¨.,.¨¨¨,,
.¨.¨.,..¨, through the ground just how large it is. ,¨..,.¨.¨.
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,.¨,,.¨,^- the soil is muddy. i slip when trying -^,¨.,,¨.,
¨,,.¨.,-«^ to get up, still looking at the ^«-,.¨.,,¨
¨,¨,¨¨~=;% direction of sound rather than at my %;=~¨¨,¨,¨
,¨,,,.=:^£ hands, who are busy putting things in £^:=.,,,¨,
.,¨,,~\%£# my pockets. #£%\~,,¨,.
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¨.-=\$*#@# then i run east toward my home. #@#*$\=-.¨
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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 -,.¨..,.,.
,¨.,,,¨¨,, must have been laying in the wet dirt, ,,¨¨,,,.¨,
¨¨.,,.¨,,. and i must've picked it up with my .,,¨.,,.¨¨
.,¨.,..,,, other belongings. ,,,..,.¨,.
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,,¨¨,..¨¨. it's a statuette of a girl laying naked .¨¨..,¨¨,,
.¨..¨,.,,¨ 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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