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¨,,«:*$¤## pine arcades that were planted and ##¤$*:«,,¨
¨,=/$$&@## forgotten. wild boars roaming ##@&$$/=,¨
.¨^»:§£¤## 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 »..¨¨,.¨,.
....,,.~»\ river bed. \»~.,,....
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¨.-~\$@¤¶# they had been a swampworld with sylvan #¶¤@$\~-.¨
¨^»\=$&### water, stone rings and floating moss. ###&$=\»^¨
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,¨,~-*§§§# on the southern shores until i got #§§§*-~,¨,
.,,.,»**£& bitten. &£**»,.,,.
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¨.,,.,.,~: ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an :~,.,.,,.¨
.,.,,..,~= orange tin radio and a translucent =~,..,,.,.
..¨..¨,¨.^ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ^.¨,¨..¨..
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.¨¨,,:-*§§ somethings moving in the grass. it's §§*-:,,¨¨.
.¨¨,,-*=$& 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 #¶@£%\«~¨.
,¨,^=*$$¤@ direction of sound rather than at my @¤$$*=^,¨,
¨,,.,~=^%¤ hands, who are busy putting things in ¤%^=~,.,,¨
,,,¨,^«/†& my pockets. &†/«^,¨,,,
.¨¨,¨,,~\% %\~,,¨,¨¨.
..,¨¨..:-: then i run east toward my home. :-:..¨¨,..
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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 @¤§*^~-.,¨
¨¨~=††$@@# clay figure i've never seen before. it #@@$††=~¨¨
¨,~*†%£¶## must have been laying in the wet dirt, ##¶£%†*~,¨
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..¨,~††$¤¶ other belongings. ¶¤$††~,¨..
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.¨¨,,,,~†% on her stomach, feet in the air, %†~,,,,¨¨.
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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 †\~..¨¨.,.
,.,,,~=\§* throw it away. *§\=~,,,.,
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