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@§@¨§@¨#¨. to west, getting broader and deeper and ..¨¨.,¨.§.
&,,#@,#@¤. slower as it goes. equisetum grow just &.¨..,¨.§@
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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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§,§§,¨¨&@, orange tin radio and a translucent £&.¤£,¤¤.,
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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 .&¤§.¨¨¨&¨
¤¤¨§£¨¨¤,, 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 @@¤#¨@&¤£.
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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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