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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. .,,¨..¨,.:
.¨.¨.¨.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.¨.¨.¨.
,¨,.,..¨., there's a river passing by, from east ,.¨..,.,¨,
..¨,¨,.¨.. 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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==«^¨¨¨¨., the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ,.¨¨¨¨^«==
*==»~¨,¨¨¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨¨¨,¨~»==*
&&=/«~,,¨¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨¨,,~«/=&&
#£*%=~-,,. you could've found me wallowing around .,,-~=%*£#
##§$§/»:¨. on the southern shores until i got .¨:»/§$§##
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&%/=^¨,.¨, 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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#@%†^=^¨.¨ 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, ¨¨..,¨:~;†
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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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