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&†«.¨¨¨¨,, pine arcades that were planted and ,,¨¨¨¨.«†&
§¤%«..,,,. forgotten. wild boars roaming .,,,..«%¤§
#§£†«~.... underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ....~«†£§#
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##@@*-.¨,. to west, getting broader and deeper and .,¨.-*@@##
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§$†~^¨,¨,. where the pine hands start to let .,¨,¨^~†$§
£%-~¨¨¨.¨. through light, horsemint on the rocky .¨.¨¨¨~-%£
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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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@#&*=--¨., 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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:¨..,,,,.¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨.,,,,..¨:
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.,¨¨..¨... i am not followed, and slow down in the ...¨..¨¨,.
.¨.¨..,.¨. 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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