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#£.,.¨,,¨¨ pine arcades that were planted and .,.§¨¨.,.§
,¤§.,,..¨. forgotten. wild boars roaming ..¨,§.,,,¤
.@££.,,¨., underneath, sniffing at the ground. it .,.,.&,,¨.
,¤¨£&,..., is dark and moist, the canopy having &,...¨¤,.,
¨,¨#¤¤.,,¨ already soaked up all the sun. §£,,,,¨¤,¨
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¨.,.¨#&§,, there's a river passing by, from east ¤.£#.¨¨¨¨@
#¨,,¨¤.#§¨ 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 ¤§.,¤.¤¤..
¨..,@¨.¨.# river bed. §§£.¨¨§@@¨
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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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,,,¨¨£,¤¤, 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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§,¨@¨,.,,. then i run east toward my home. ¨.¨¨¨.#¨,,
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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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