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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 ¨¨.¨¨¨.:-†
$\=~,,.,¨¨ river bed. ¨¨,.,,~=\$
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####£†=~,. they had been a swampworld with sylvan .,~=†£####
@#&%^^~-,¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨,-~^^%&#@
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£*$\-^¨.,. 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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£&$%*-~..¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨..~-*%$&£
##¤@*=»,.¨ 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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