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¨:=:=§§#@# pine arcades that were planted and #@#§§=:=:¨
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..~/†%&&£# underneath, sniffing at the ground. it #£&&%†/~..
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¨:~†*§†%#@ to west, getting broader and deeper and @#%†§*†~:¨
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,,,...~;$@ where the pine hands start to let @$;~...,,,
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,,-:^~/£¶@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @¶£/~^:-,,
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,,~*=&¤### 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 ###§@§\»,.
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.¨¨,¨«%*§@ invisible to my eyes but i can feel @§*%«¨,¨¨.
...-~=*$#£ through the ground just how large it is. £#$*=~-...
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,,~\%*@@## direction of sound rather than at my ##@@*%\~,,
.~«=%*@@## hands, who are busy putting things in ##@@*%=«~.
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,,=^§§&@@# then i run east toward my home. #@@&§§^=,,
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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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,-»/=@&### other belongings. ###&@=/»-,
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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 #@£¤§†^~~,
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