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*;-,..¨.¨. forgotten. wild boars roaming .¨.¨..,-;*
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«,,.¨,.,¨¨ 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 .¨¨..¨.,«†
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#$§/»:,... on the southern shores until i got ...,:»/§$#
£^=«,¨,.¨¨ bitten. ¨¨.,¨,«=^£
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-,.¨¨..,¨¨ 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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£@£*=-..,, to get up, still looking at the ,,..-=*£@£
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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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£@§%^-^.,¨ 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 ¨¨,,..=;^%
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