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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. ,&¤,.,.£¨£
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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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#.,#¨¨.¨,@ 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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##¤,¨,.¨¤. 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. &¨,¨#&¤..,
,.@,,,¨¨¨¨ £#¨¨@.£#.¨
,..@..¨,., 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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