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¤¨,¨¨&,&¤, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,.¨¤,§,£.&
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¤¨¨&¨@£¨&¨ already soaked up all the sun. £§.§¤..¨,.
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¤,.¤#&@@#£ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨#&@,&,#£.
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..§§¤,.,.. 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 .££¨&..¨,,
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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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£,@,¤,.§.¤ 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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&¤¨,.¤¨..¨ 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, .#.#¨&§§@@
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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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