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.¨.,,.,¨,. slower as it goes. equisetum grow just .,¨,.,,.¨.
.¨¨¨,¨,¨,. where the pine hands start to let .,¨,¨,¨¨¨.
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%^,.¨¨¨¨,¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨,¨¨¨¨.,^%
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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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#@#@$†^-¨, backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ,¨-^†$@#@#
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#@¤%§^:.¨¨ must have been laying in the wet dirt, ¨¨.:^§%¤@#
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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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