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#@££%†~..¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨..~†%££@#
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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 ,¨¨..¨,.,¨
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\=,.¨,.¨¨¨ 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. ,....¨¨.,,
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†»~¨,,¨,,, then i run east toward my home. ,,,¨,,¨~»†
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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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