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,£,¤§..¨., forgotten. wild boars roaming ,¨.¨..£¤@.
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.,¨,¤#@..# where the pine hands start to let £,¨¨.&,,,,
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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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.¤.§§,,..§ 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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@¤#¨,#¨&&. 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, ¨.¨£@£.,,,
,,,,&@§,., roughly seven centimeters long. it's @.¨£¨&#,¨.
,,¨.&.§#,. 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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