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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 ¨.^=†=%#¶#
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-.¨¨..,,,. invisible to my eyes but i can feel .,,,..¨¨.-
~,,.¨,¨,,¨ 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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^~:..,.¨,¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨,¨.,..:~^
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##¤£$*»,¨¨ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨¨,»*$£¤##
£££§*=~,., 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, ,,.¨,¨.,¨.
¨,¨,.¨..¨¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¨¨..¨.,¨,¨
,.,.¨¨,,.. 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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