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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 .¨,.,¨~=;*
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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 .,¨¨¨,..¨¨
¨,¨¨¨¨.,¨¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¨¨,.¨¨¨¨,¨
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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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#£^\~,..,. 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. ¨¨.¨.,,.,.
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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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