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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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.,,¨§¤@..& 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. ¨,£¤§¨,¨¨@
¨@&@,,.,,¨ ,¨#.@§.¨,.
¨#.£&,,.¨. 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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