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@¨,.@¤,.££ 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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&§,,,£...¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ,@.,&.,¨..
¨&.¨£&.,,. 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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£.¨#.,&@¨¤ but now i'm further back, on solid £&¤,¨&££@.
£,@§,¤¨§¤. 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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§&§&¤,¤.£@ 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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,,..¨¨¨&§. clearing where you at first can spot .¤@.§¨§§,£
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,.,.¨§§§.& 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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