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,§¨¨¨,,#¤@ pine arcades that were planted and ¤£@,..£,¨,
.¨£,.,.£,¤ forgotten. wild boars roaming §,¤§.¨,¤,.
,¨,@,.¨¨,£ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,.#@&¨¨,£¨
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&,.,¨£..., 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 &£¨.¨.¤..¨
£.¤§.¨,£.. river bed. ,&£¨.,¨§..
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¨¨,¤¨¨@¨¤& 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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¨¨,.§...¨£ 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. £,.#,#£¨¨,
§¨£&..,¨¨. ¤&,.¨#¤#¨¨
,,@¤#.¨,.¨ 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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