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&=*«,,,.¨. pine arcades that were planted and .¨.,,,«*=&
*\-,,.,,¨, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,¨,,.,,-\*
^~~.,.¨¨,, underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,,¨¨.,.~~^
-,¨,.,.¨.¨ is dark and moist, the canopy having ¨.¨.,.,¨,-
-,.,,¨¨¨., already soaked up all the sun. ,.¨¨¨,,.,-
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,..¨¨..,.¨ there's a river passing by, from east ¨.,..¨¨..,
«-.¨,,.,¨. to west, getting broader and deeper and .¨,.,,¨.-«
=-^.¨¨...¨ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨...¨¨.^-=
%†~-¨,¨,., where the pine hands start to let ,.,¨,¨-~†%
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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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,¨,,.,,¨,. but now i'm further back, on solid .,¨,,.,,¨,
,.,,¨¨.,¨¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨¨,.¨¨,,.,
,,¨¨..¨.,¨ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨,.¨..¨¨,,
=-¨.,¨¨... umbrella which i'm sitting on. ...¨¨,.¨-=
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##@@†\«-.. through the ground just how large it is. ..-«\†@@##
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##§§:~,¨., 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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/=~¨¨,,,., 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, .¨,~=^&£@#
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#@£¤†*--¨, 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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