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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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,¨..,,,,¨. the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight .¨,,,,..¨,
,,..¨.,¨,. 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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§@%/~.¨¨¨. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .¨¨¨.~/%@§
#¤$$/-~.¨. orange tin radio and a translucent .¨.~-/$$¤#
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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 ,.,.,,,,¨,
...,.,,¨¨. my pockets. .¨¨,,.,...
¨,¨,,¨,¨.¨ ¨.¨,¨,,¨,¨
¨..¨,,¨,.¨ 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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