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#££§^/:¨,, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,,¨:/^§££#
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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. ,¨,,.,.::^
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¤$*\.¨¨¨,, on the southern shores until i got ,,¨¨¨.\*$¤
#@$=/:¨¨,. bitten. .,¨¨:/=$@#
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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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,,,¨¨¨¨.¨. 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 ¨,,/%¤##@#
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###£*^:,¨¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨¨,:^*£###
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@&$*\,..,. and i must've picked it up with my .,..,\*$&@
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^,.,¨,¨¨., 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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