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