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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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.,¨¨,,¨.»* 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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,.¨¨,»:*£# 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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...¨.¨-~*% 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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..¨¨¨,,¨¨, 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, .,¨,,¨¨¨¨¨
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.,,,¨..:«; other belongings. ;«:..¨,,,.
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,¨¨.=†*%£# particle board for it to dry on, but #£%*†=.¨¨,
,,..,»^%%& she is worried and wants me to &%%^»,..,,
,,.,¨,~:§$ throw it away. $§:~,¨,.,,
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