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@££&@§£.,¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming .¨§@¨.¤@¤§
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#&#£..@¤@# already soaked up all the sun. .¨,@¤¨..,§
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.,,.¨,.&§. on the southern shores until i got ££¨.¨¨¨.,,
§¤#£¤#.,,¨ bitten. .,,§##§£§#
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¤&§¨,£&,¨¨ 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. §@@&£§¨,@¨
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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 &§@.¨.,¨¨.
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,...¤&¨¨&£ on her stomach, feet in the air, &@§,.,.§§&
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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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