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§¨,,.¤,,.£ pine arcades that were planted and ,,,¨,¨.¨¨.
,§...¨&¨.@ forgotten. wild boars roaming @.,.,,,,,,
,,£.,¨¨§,¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it .£,¨.,...,
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.,¨.¨..¨#¨ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨¨,&¨.¨&,,
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.¨,¨.,..¨, through light, horsemint on the rocky ¤@,.,£..,£
@¨,.¨..¨,, river bed. #§¤,,,£,,.
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,¤..,§¨,.¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan £@¨¨§¨&¤¨.
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...&,,¨¤¨, you could've found me wallowing around ¨&§§¨,¤,¤#
§,¨,§.¨¨¤. on the southern shores until i got ¨&.¤@,¨,¤&
£#,,.£,¨.£ bitten. ¨,¨@#@,¨#.
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,,#§§..¨¤. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,,.¨.#,¤¤¨
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§¨¨¨@§¤.¨, 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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¨¨¨¨¨.,@§§ 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 .#,,,&§§..
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,..¨&¨.,¤¨ and i must've picked it up with my ,.,£¨,.¤§#
£¨..¨§¨,.§ other belongings. ¨,,,§¨¨£,@
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.¤.@#.¨.,§ 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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