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¨@£¤,,.... 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 ¨,¨¨,,#..¨
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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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.¨..¨,,,,£ 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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,.¨,,,,.,¨ i am not followed, and slow down in the .¤.,..¤#@¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,,,. 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, .@.@&,..¨,
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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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