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.,.¨¨.,,¨¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨¨,,.¨¨.,.
¨,¨¨.,,¨,, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,,¨,,.¨¨,¨
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/-,¨,..,., to west, getting broader and deeper and ,.,..,¨,-/
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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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¨.,,,¨.¨,¨ 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 ¨.¨,,.¨,¨.
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~:.¨.¨¨.¨, and i must've picked it up with my ,¨.¨¨.¨.:~
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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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