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¨¨,¨,,..¨¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨¨..,,¨,¨¨
,.¨....,.¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming ¨.,....¨.,
,¨...,.... 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 ¨,.,.,¨,¨,
.¨¨.,.,.¨, slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ,¨.,.,.¨¨.
,,¨,.¨.¨,¨ where the pine hands start to let ¨,¨.¨.,¨,,
~:,....,.¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨.,....,:~
/«~,,.,.,¨ river bed. ¨,.,.,,~«/
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##£%*==~¨. they had been a swampworld with sylvan .¨~==*%£##
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#@%$\«:¨., on the southern shores until i got ,.¨:«\$%@#
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†«^.,¨¨,.. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ..,¨¨,.^«†
«,¨,¨¨,.., orange tin radio and a translucent ,..,¨¨,¨,«
,¨.,,..¨,. umbrella which i'm sitting on. .,¨..,,.¨,
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¨,.,¨,¨.., invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,..¨,¨,.,¨
¨¨.,.,.¨.. through the ground just how large it is. ..¨.,.,.¨¨
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.,,..,¨¨.¨ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ¨.¨¨,..,,.
.,¨,¨,¨¨,¨ to get up, still looking at the ¨,¨¨,¨,¨,.
:,¨,.,¨.¨¨ direction of sound rather than at my ¨¨.¨,.,¨,:
--.,.,.,¨¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨¨,.,.,.--
:~~¨¨,..¨¨ my pockets. ¨¨..,¨¨~~:
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&§$/~~.¨,, 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. ,.,¨,,¨.,¨
,..,¨,,¨.¨ ¨.¨,,¨,..,
¨....,,,¨. 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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