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,¨-»^§$£@# pine arcades that were planted and #@£$§^»-¨,
¨:=/$%¤#@# forgotten. wild boars roaming #@#¤%$/=:¨
,¨-~^†£££# underneath, sniffing at the ground. it #£££†^~-¨,
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..,~;%$@@# slower as it goes. equisetum grow just #@@$%;~,..
.^~:$*&£## where the pine hands start to let ##£&*$:~^.
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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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.,»^=@§@@# my pockets. #@@§@=^»,.
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.,.~:$$¤@# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #@¤$$:~.,.
¨,¨.~:=%&£ radio (now dented) but also a small £&%=:~.¨,¨
,¨,==*$§¶# clay figure i've never seen before. it #¶§$*==,¨,
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...-*$£§¶# and i must've picked it up with my #¶§£$*-...
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...~/=£#@# on her stomach, feet in the air, #@#£=/~...
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¨.^=*$$#£@ freshly made, not yet completely dried. @£#$$*=^.¨
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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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