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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 @#%†=~-.,,
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,¨.~†=£¤@# 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 &£§*»:,¨¨.
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,,=^%*£¶## umbrella which i'm sitting on. ##¶£*%^=,,
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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 ,¨¨,,,..¨¨
¨,¨,¨¨.,,. 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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.,,¨.,,.,. 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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