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¨,,»/%%@## pine arcades that were planted and ##@%%/»,,¨
.:~†§%@@## forgotten. wild boars roaming ##@@%§†~:.
¨.-»^*¤# underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ##&¤*^»-.¨
¨,¨-«**$ is dark and moist, the canopy having #&$**«-¨,¨
.¨^=;%£&@# already soaked up all the sun. #@&£%;=^¨.
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,,.,-:$%¤# to west, getting broader and deeper and #¤%$:-,.,,
,¨^~:*¤§## slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ##§¤*:~^¨,
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.~«***§### water, stone rings and floating moss. ###§***«~.
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¨¨.:=;=£## on the southern shores until i got ##£=;=:.¨¨
.¨--:%*£## bitten. ##£*%:--¨.
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.¨.-/^*£## but now i'm further back, on solid ##£*^/-.¨.
¨¨¨.~†*££# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #££*†~.¨¨¨
¨.,-/*¤§@# orange tin radio and a translucent #@§¤*/-,.¨
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,¨--†$%# 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 #@#$%†~,¨.
.¨,^=/=¤£# direction of sound rather than at my #£¤=/=^,¨.
..,-**%### hands, who are busy putting things in ###%**-,..
,:~*%£¤### my pockets. ###¤£%*~:,
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,¨¨-«^%# then i run east toward my home. ##&%^«-¨¨,
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.,-~/*&£@# clearing where you at first can spot #@£&*/~-,.
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¨.,~\%@@@# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #@@@%\~,.¨
.¨.~-:*$£# radio (now dented) but also a small #£$*:-~.¨.
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.,-;$¤§@## must have been laying in the wet dirt, ##@§¤$;-,.
,¨,=\^&¤## and i must've picked it up with my ##¤&^\=,¨,
,..~=*$&¤# other belongings. #¤&$*=~..,
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¨¨¨,~=%$§@ 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 #@£¤^\»^¨.
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