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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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¨.:~;*¤### there's a river passing by, from east ###¤*;~:.¨
¨.»=*#@### 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. ¨,,¨.¨.¨.,
,.,..,,¨,. .,¨,,..,.,
,,¨¨,¨.¨,¨ 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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,,.¨,:-=%§ somethings moving in the grass. it's §%=-:,¨.,,
¨¨¨..~:=¤# 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 .¨¨,..,.,.
¨,¨¨¨¨.,¨. 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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