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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 .,#,¨#¨.¨§
£¨,,¤¨#¤.. 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. ¨¨..§.,.¨¨
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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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¨,¨¨¨,..&, then i run east toward my home. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,.@.
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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, #,,¨,§¤¤¨,
.¨.@,..¨,. 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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