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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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##§%*;~-¨¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨¨-~;*%§##
#&$§\=,,,¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨,,,=\§$
&%=:~,,,,. 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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,.¨..¨¨,.. 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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*=;~,¨,..¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨..,¨,~;=*
=†~-,,,¨,, 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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