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:=~.,..¨., 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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«.¨¨,¨¨,¨¨ 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 ¨.~:%*####
##&£%:»,¨¨ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨¨,»:%£&##
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~:¨¨,.,,,, 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. .¨..¨,,¨.^
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:«,.,..¨,¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨,¨..,.,«:
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##&**^~.¨. clearing where you at first can spot .¨.~^**&##
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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 ,,¨¨~«^=§#
*%*-,,¨.¨. 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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