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,¨.¨,,.¨.¨ forests around my childhood home. thick ¨.¨.,,¨.¨,
¨¨,¨¨,.,., pine arcades that were planted and ,.,.,¨¨,¨¨
.,,.¨,,.¨. forgotten. wild boars roaming .¨.,,¨.,,.
..¨,¨.,¨,, underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,,¨,.¨,¨..
,.¨..¨¨,,. is dark and moist, the canopy having .,,¨¨..¨.,
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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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#@%†«~..,. they had been a swampworld with sylvan .,..~«†%@#
#§=~-,,.¨, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,¨.,,-~=§#
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,.¨.¨,.¨., orange tin radio and a translucent ,.¨.,¨.¨.,
.,,.¨..¨.. umbrella which i'm sitting on. ..¨..¨.,,.
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,,,,¨,,.,, through the ground just how large it is. ,,.,,¨,,,,
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†\=-,¨,,¨¨ to get up, still looking at the ¨¨,,¨,-=\†
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@&$*=~,,,¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨,,,~=*$&@
#@#%†-,..¨ my pockets. ¨..,-†%#@#
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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, ,,.,.,.¨,,
,¨¨,¨.¨.,¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¨,.¨.¨,¨¨,
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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 ,..¨¨,--\%
&^/~....,¨ throw it away. ¨,....~/^&
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