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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 .¨..¨¨.¨..
¨¨¨,,,¨¨¨~ through light, horsemint on the rocky ~¨¨¨,,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,:~ river bed. ~:,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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,,..~:†&£# they had been a swampworld with sylvan #£&†:~..,,
,¨.~;$$@@@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @@@$$;~.¨,
¨~~†§££¶@# you could've found me wallowing around #@¶££§†~~¨
,¨,~†=%£@@ 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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,¨,..,,,,. somethings moving in the grass. it's .,,,,..,¨,
,¨¨...¨.,, invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,,.¨...¨¨,
¨,¨,,...,. through the ground just how large it is. .,...,,¨,¨
.¨.¨,.,.,¨ ¨,.,.,¨.¨.
¨¨¨,,,¨¨.. 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. §$**»:¨¨,,
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,,,~»\*¤@@ clearing where you at first can spot @@¤*\»~,,,
¨,¨¨-~†*$@ 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. ¨¨,,,,¨¨,,
,,.,.¨,¨., ,.¨,¨.,.,,
..,,¨,,,¨. it's a statuette of a girl laying naked .¨,,,¨,,..
¨.,¨¨,,¨,¨ 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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