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,¨¨.&#@¨¨§ pine arcades that were planted and .¤§..#.¨¨,
,,.¨§.£§,, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,&@&,.£,¨.
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.¨&,¨,¨,,, to west, getting broader and deeper and ..@,..,@¤§
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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 ,.¨,,¨,,¤@
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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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.¨,,@.,.,¨ 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 ,@,.,¤,,@¨
¨¨¨,..¤,.. the house, not yet really in the .,#¨¨¨§.¨§
@.,¨,,,#.. backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my §¨.&¨,.@¨.
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,¨&.,¨,,¨# clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤£#¨.#¨,.§
£..@.,¨¨., must have been laying in the wet dirt, &,@@¨,§...
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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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