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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 &£¤¨.¨¨#¨,
.§,,..,..¨ 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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..§¨@§¨¨.¨ 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 ¨§§¤¨,§,£#
£.¨,,.,.,, 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 ¨¨¨.@&#¨,¨
¨¨.@.@@.¨, 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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@¤¨,¨,.¨@. on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨,.,¨..¨,£
¨&£.¨¨,.¨# roughly seven centimeters long. it's @.¨,¨¨..¨@
,£¤§,,..¨. freshly made, not yet completely dried. .@¨¨,.,.,.
.£,@#,,... ,.#¨,,¨,..
.,.¤£@¨¨,, 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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