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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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#@%*=..... they had been a swampworld with sylvan .....=*%@#
$*/«^.¨¨,, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,,¨¨.^«/*$
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;~,,¨.¨¨., 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 ..,¨¨,..,,
,¨¨,.,¨¨,¨ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨,¨¨,.,¨¨,
..¨,,,,¨,¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¨,¨,,,,¨..
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:~~.¨,¨.¨. 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 ¨.,»†=£&¶#
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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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$;~^.¨,.¨, freshly made, not yet completely dried. ,¨.,¨.^~;$
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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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