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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 ..,,.,,»:%
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¨¨¨,¨.¨.,, but now i'm further back, on solid ,,.¨.¨,¨¨¨
.,¨,,.¨¨,. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .,¨¨.,,¨,.
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..,¨.¨..., umbrella which i'm sitting on. ,...¨.¨,..
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.,.¨,.,¨,. somethings moving in the grass. it's .,¨,.,¨.,.
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^.¨,,¨,¨,. through the ground just how large it is. .,¨,¨,,¨.^
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*†^«:¨¨.,. direction of sound rather than at my .,.¨¨:«^†*
£$§;=^,¨¨, hands, who are busy putting things in ,¨¨,^=;§$£
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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, ,¨¨¨.¨,.,¨
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.,¨,¨..,,. other belongings. .,,..¨,¨,.
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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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