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¨.,,.~=$&¤ pine arcades that were planted and ¤&$=~.,,.¨
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.^«*†@¤#@# underneath, sniffing at the ground. it #@#¤@†*«^.
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.,»/=&£### to west, getting broader and deeper and ###£&=/»,.
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¨.»*=%¤£#¶ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¶#£¤%=*».¨
.~~==*%&#@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @#&%*==~~.
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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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,,¨,,\%%£# 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 #@¶@¤%;»,¨
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,,»/§$¤#@# and i must've picked it up with my #@#¤$§/»,,
,¨,,-~/*=# other belongings. #=*/~-,,¨,
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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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