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,.~-*†@§#@ pine arcades that were planted and @#§@†*-~.,
.~~†%£&@@# forgotten. wild boars roaming #@@&£%†~~.
,¨.-/=$¤#@ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it @#¤$=/-.¨,
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.,.~††*&¶# slower as it goes. equisetum grow just #¶&*††~.,.
,:~:%£#@## where the pine hands start to let ##@#£%:~:,
,,-~;*$¤## through light, horsemint on the rocky ##¤$*;~-,,
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,:«\%@£¶## water, stone rings and floating moss. ##¶£@%\«:,
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.,~~/*£££# orange tin radio and a translucent #£££*/~~,.
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,-«;=$£¶@# through the ground just how large it is. #@¶£$=;«-,
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.¨.~:$@£¶@ to get up, still looking at the @¶£@$:~.¨.
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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 #¶@§*^=,,.
,.-*^%§@@# 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 ##@¤&*;-,.
,.:»=^$¤@# she is worried and wants me to #@¤$^=»:.,
,.=;$&&£## throw it away. ##£&&$;=.,
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