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@¨¨.¨,£¨¨¤ forgotten. wild boars roaming ,&.§@¨,,¤&
&¤..,,.&.¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ¨,¨§¤£.,#,
§#@,¨¨.,¤, is dark and moist, the canopy having ¨¨¨¤,£¤...
§¨@@,.,¨¨@ already soaked up all the sun. .,.¨¨@¤#,,
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¤¨.,¤§£,.¨ to west, getting broader and deeper and .¨#,,,¨§¨¤
§§,.@,&£¨. slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¤,¨&¨¨.,.£
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¨£¤§¨,&¨#£ 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. ¤#¨¨.¨@¨,§
&..§,.,,,@ 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. .@,£¤¨¨..¨
,¨..@&§.,¨ ¨¨¨££&¨¨,.
¨..,¤¨@¤¨¨ 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 §,¨#,@&¨¨¨
,.§¨¨#.§§¨ 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, ..§,,&¨¨¨#
¨&§¨...£¨. 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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..&.¨¤,&¤. freshly made, not yet completely dried. #¨@&¨,.,.#
£.¨#¨.¨£@# ¨.¤@§,,,¨.
.#¨.#.¨&.£ 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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