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#,@&..¨.,@ pine arcades that were planted and £#..¨#£&,,
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.¨£.§£¨¨¨¨ 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 .¨¨,¨¨..#.
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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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¨.§¨.,¨,.§ 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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¨,¨¨£,..,# 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. ¤£..§,##,,
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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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