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,....~»=&§ forgotten. wild boars roaming §&=»~....,
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,.¨.:~;§@¶ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¶@§;~:.¨.,
,¨.,¨,~;@& where the pine hands start to let &@;~,¨,.¨,
.,¨,¨,^«*& through light, horsemint on the rocky &*«^,¨,¨,.
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,¨¨,.¨¨..¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨..¨¨.,¨¨,
..,¨.¨,¨.. 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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,¨¨.¨:~\¤£ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an £¤\~:¨.¨¨,
,.¨¨.»=£££ orange tin radio and a translucent £££=».¨¨.,
¨,¨,~†§&#@ umbrella which i'm sitting on. @#&§†~,¨,¨
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,,¨¨,,~:&& 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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¨¨,,¨¨..,. then i run east toward my home. .,..¨¨,,¨¨
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,¨,¨,¨¨.~; i am not followed, and slow down in the ;~.¨¨,¨,¨,
,¨.¨¨.,«†¤ clearing where you at first can spot ¤†«,.¨¨.¨,
¨..¨¨~-^@& the house, not yet really in the &@^-~¨¨..¨
¨.,.:=^*@# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #@*^=:.,.¨
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..-«^*§#@# clay figure i've never seen before. it #@#§*^«-..
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.¨:~;@&£## and i must've picked it up with my ##£&@;~:¨.
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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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