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,.¤¨¤@.¨¨¨ pine arcades that were planted and .,£,,,.¨.£
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.&¨.¤¨#@,¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,&.¨§¨,.¨¨
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...§¨¨&.£@ already soaked up all the sun. ,,,¤,,@,..
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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 ..¨.£,,¨¨@
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,..#£&.,,, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ..#,¨,,,@¨
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§..,,£§#,. 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 .,¨#,£@,.£
@..&.¨£.., 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 ,,,..#,¨&¨
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@,,.¨@.¤&, clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤&..,,,@,.
,£..¨..#£¤ must have been laying in the wet dirt, &#§,,.,,¤,
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#.,£¨.,.¨¤ other belongings. ,,&§¤¨¨,¨.
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,¨.#¨,@,,. on her stomach, feet in the air, .#¨,#,@#..
.,.¨§.¨@.¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's .¨¤..,£&&,
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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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