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£¨.#.¤.¤§. pine arcades that were planted and ,¨.,¨.£,,.
£§¨££¤##¨§ forgotten. wild boars roaming ¨¨,.,.#£¨.
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.¨¨&.¤@¨,. to west, getting broader and deeper and ¨#@¨@#@£¤£
§¨.¤££,@., slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨¤,@&,¨,.,
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§¨,¨¨.¤,@& you could've found me wallowing around &.,,#§£¨.#
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¨.¨@.#££§¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an @,£££@.£#&
#,.&§§¨¨,¤ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨§§.¨.&¤¨¨
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@&&.,¨.,#. 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 &£,¨§¨¨.¨@
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£¨¨¨¨,.§¨, 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 ¨§¤§¨.#,.@
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@,,¨,¨,,.¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ,¤..,£¨&,&
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#@#¨,,..¨. 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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