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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 ¨¨,,,.¨.,.
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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. #@#§£^--¨¨
,:=*%§@### ###@§%*=:,
...~*£#¶## 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. ,,.,,.,¨,.
.,..,.,,¨¨ ¨¨,,.,..,.
..¨¨,¨¨... 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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.¨.¨¨,,.,= =,.,,¨¨.¨.
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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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