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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. .¨¨:»†§£££
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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 ,,.,,,,,~^
»,,.¨¨,,.¨ 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. ¨,¨,¨.,,,»
^~:,,¨¨.,, ,,.¨¨,,:~^
†/=:,,¨.,¨ 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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¨,,,¨..¨.¨ it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ¨.¨..¨,,,¨
.¨..¨¨¨¨¨. 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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