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^*~~.¨.,.¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨.,.¨.~~*^
**\~,,,¨.. forgotten. wild boars roaming ..¨,,,~\**
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#@*^:«.¨¨, is dark and moist, the canopy having ,¨¨.«:^*@#
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#@$$/»,,., to west, getting broader and deeper and ,.,,»/$$@#
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†/»~,,¨,,¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨,,¨,,~»/†
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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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@¶$%;~,... through the ground just how large it is. ...,~;%$¶@
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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 ¨.,,¨¨¨,~~
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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 ¨¨,..¨^-†*
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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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