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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 ¨¨.§@§,.§,
£&#,.@.,,. where the pine hands start to let ,,¨§.&§,,.
¤.@¤.,§.¨, through light, horsemint on the rocky .,,¨,@@§.,
,.¤§@¨¨@.¨ river bed. £,¨,¨¤,§§,
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¨&,§£,.¨££ water, stone rings and floating moss. #¨.#,@£,,,
.¨,£&@¨,£. you could've found me wallowing around ¨£.¨¨¤¤#,¨
.,¨§.&§.., on the southern shores until i got ,.#,,£¨#@.
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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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&,...,§¨.£ 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. ¨&¨¨¨¤&&¨¨
,.,£¤&,.., ,,§.,£¨@£.
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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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