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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 ,¨,,.,¨¨.,
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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 ,.¨,..,»*£
&%%«^¨¨.¨. bitten. .¨.¨¨^«%%&
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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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£§=»,¨¨¨,¨ 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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#@#$†-^,.¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¨.,^-†$#@#
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»~,¨,,¨,,. 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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