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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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.,¨&¤§.,,¨ 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 ¨,¨§¨,.,..
,¨,..¨§,&£ 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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¨¨¨¨.,,,.¨ 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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¨¨¨....§¨. 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. £.§§¨,,¤.,
..¨¨¨.,#¨¨ .,¤§£,,.§.
¨¨¨¨¨¨.,#, 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 .¨..£,.¨¤.
£##¨,.@¨,, 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. ¨§§.,.¨&,,
¨¨¨¨¨,¤¨¨, .&@§¨.¨,¤¨
,,¨,,..&.¨ 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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