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.,¨¨¨.¨.¨¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨¨.¨.¨¨¨,.
¨,,.,.,¨.¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming ¨.¨,.,.,,¨
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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 *~.¨¨,¨,,,
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.¨,«:*£#@# they had been a swampworld with sylvan #@#£*:«,¨.
,¨¨:~:%@§# water, stone rings and floating moss. #§@%:~:¨¨,
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,..¨.,=**§ on the southern shores until i got §**=,.¨..,
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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 ;~~.,..¨¨,
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¨.¨.,,-*†% my pockets. %†*-,,.¨.¨
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.¨..,.¨--; radio (now dented) but also a small ;--¨.,..¨.
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..¨,,,,.,, and i must've picked it up with my ,,.,,,,¨..
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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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