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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 .¨.-=†@#@#
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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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¨,¨¨¨,.,¨, 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. ,,.:-\=£@#
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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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;»,¨¨.,¨., it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,.¨,.¨¨,»;
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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 ,.,«^^£###
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