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¨¨¨¨¨-»;%£ pine arcades that were planted and £%;»-¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨,,~=^@@ forgotten. wild boars roaming @@^=~,,¨¨,
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.¨~~/*@¶@# 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 #*/«,.,.,.
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...¨,.,~~* 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 ~~.,...¨..
.,,,¨.,:»\ bitten. \»:,.¨,,,.
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.¨.,:~;§&@ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an @&§;~:,.¨.
.¨,,-:^@£# orange tin radio and a translucent #£@^:-,,¨.
.,-~/*¤### umbrella which i'm sitting on. ###¤*/~-,.
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.¨¨.~-/$§@ somethings moving in the grass. it's @§$/-~.¨¨.
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,,..,,,-=† 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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.¨..,,,¨.^ 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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