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&§&¨..¨.,¤ pine arcades that were planted and &.¨..£..,.
£¨#¤,¨.,,. forgotten. wild boars roaming ¤&.,.,&¨.¨
¨,##@¨¨.¨¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ¨¤&...,¤,,
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.¨¨.@@§¨.¨ already soaked up all the sun. .&.¤£,,.¨#
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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 ¨,.¨¨..§,£
££,¨,¨&¨¨. 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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,£,&@,...@ 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. &.§@,.,¨.,
..¨¨@§#,¨£ ¨¨#¤£,¨,.,
.,..£,¤§.¨ 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. §@¨.¨...,§
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,@¨£§.,¨§£ 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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