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,¨.@,..,,, forgotten. wild boars roaming ¤..#&¨,¨,.
¤&¨¨.£§¤@& underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,,.¨,.#§@§
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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. ,.£&@£¤#@@
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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 £¤§,,¨.££¨
¤§,,¨¨&&¨¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. §#¨¨£&.,.¨
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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 £§&@..¨.#£
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,.&¤&&¨,£# my pockets. #&.,.¨,.&&
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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 @#@£@#¤¤¤#
&¤@###£££@ 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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@§@&&¤&£§# 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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