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.¨&#¤.¨.., forgotten. wild boars roaming ¤,,¨,@,.¤,
.¨£¨@§,¨¨. underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,£.,¨,£,¨&
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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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..¨.,,£¨., 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. ¨£,¨@¨¤¤.,
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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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