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£$=,..¨.¨¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨¨.¨..,=$£
&%*=.,¨.¨, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,¨.¨,.=*%&
£¤%^»:¨,¨. underneath, sniffing at the ground. it .¨,¨:»^%¤£
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#@£§†~:¨.. to west, getting broader and deeper and ..¨:~†§£@#
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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 .¨.,.,.,¨,
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...¨,..¨¨¨ but now i'm further back, on solid ¨¨¨..,¨...
^,.¨,,¨,.. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ..,¨,,¨.,^
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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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#@#@%»~..¨ 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 ,,.,~*%¤£@
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§£%~~,¨¨., throw it away. ,.¨¨,~~%£§
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