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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 ¨@.&¨#,&.,
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#,.£¨.&,#¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨¤.&.@.&,£
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&.¨£.,§,¤. on the southern shores until i got ,#.#,£¨£,#
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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. ,§,@,¤.#,&
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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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§¨,£¨.¤.§¨ it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,&,¤.§.£.£
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#.§&¨&§,&¨ 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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