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.£¨.#¤§,.§ 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 ,,¨.¨¨¨,¨§
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,¨,,¨,,.,¤ 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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.£@.¨£&@#£ orange tin radio and a translucent .,..££¤&§¨
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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 ¨@.¨§&#¤@¨
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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 ,¨,,#§@.¨&
....¤.¨@¤. 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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