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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 ,,¨,...,¨¨
,.¨,¨.¨,.¨ where the pine hands start to let ¨.,¨.¨,¨.,
:¨..¨.¨¨,, through light, horsemint on the rocky ,,¨¨.¨..¨:
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#@#&&†-,¨¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨¨,-†&&#@#
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#@£#£*-,., on the southern shores until i got ,.,-*£#£@#
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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 ,,¨,.,,,¨,
.,,,,,¨.¨¨ 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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###@§%*-,, 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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..,,,¨.¨,¨ 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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