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£#@%=~,..¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨..,~=%@#£
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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 ...,¨¨..,:
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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 ..~=^†£¤¶#
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#£@§^*-,,, umbrella which i'm sitting on. ,,,-*^§@£#
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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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#§&%\-,,¨¨ clearing where you at first can spot ¨¨,,-\%&§#
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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. ,¨¨¨,,,..¨
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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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