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¨&@.§@¨¨@¤ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just &§¨&..¨.¨.
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#§,£#£@&,& through light, horsemint on the rocky #.¨&¨.¨,.¤
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#.,.§&.¤¤£ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨£.§&@,#.#
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§¨¤§§,§.,# on the southern shores until i got ,¨¤¨£...#£
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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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.,¨¨¨,¨... 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 ..,.@,££¤.
£#@.&@§.,¨ 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. ¤£§,¨£#¤,&
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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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