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&§.,.§@§,. pine arcades that were planted and ££,£@...¤,
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@&.&§¨£&,¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it @¨&¤&.@,¨@
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@,§¤.¤¤&&@ already soaked up all the sun. .&.§.¨&¤#¨
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§,¤&£¨,£,, to west, getting broader and deeper and ¨¨#,¨#&&,.
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.@.@§#,@,. where the pine hands start to let #.#££,@@£.
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¤&,#@,£¨¤, they had been a swampworld with sylvan .,.@¤¨§&§.
¨£&.&#@@£¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ..&¨£#¨¨&@
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§&.£,.¨&&¨ on the southern shores until i got #,,#§£#¤&,
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¤§¨.£,§@£¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨&§¨¨&¨¨&#
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.£.&§¤.#§¨ 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 #§¨.§@..¨.
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§£&.¨,§,¨§ 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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