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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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«~..,.,..¨ 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 ¨¨¨...«=§%
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#@#&@=†~:¨ 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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:¨,,..¨... then i run east toward my home. ...¨..,,¨:
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*=*~-¨..,¨ i am not followed, and slow down in the ¨,..¨-~*=*
£$†/»^,¨.¨ clearing where you at first can spot ¨.¨,^»/†$£
#§&$†~~,.¨ the house, not yet really in the ¨.,~~†$&§#
##@$%;«-,, backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ,,-«;%$@##
####@††~-, 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 ..¨,-~;§&¤
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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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