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,.:~~;$£## forgotten. wild boars roaming ##£$;~~:.,
...»-*%¤¤# underneath, sniffing at the ground. it #¤¤%*-»...
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,.«^%£¤¶@# where the pine hands start to let #@¶¤£%^«.,
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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 ¤*-¨......
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¨.~/*£@### through the ground just how large it is. ###@£*/~.¨
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.:-*=¤§@## direction of sound rather than at my ##@§¤=*-:.
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,.»\†*@@@# the house, not yet really in the #@@@*†\».,
,-»^**&@@# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #@@&**^»-,
¨,~;^*;†&¤ radio (now dented) but also a small ¤&†;*^;~,¨
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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 £&^-,,¨,¨¨
.^~†$@@### she is worried and wants me to ###@@$†~^.
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