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¤¨,¤.§@¨.. pine arcades that were planted and #¨,&.,.,¤§
££..¨¤#¤¨¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming @§,.&,¨.&¨
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,,#@§,¨@.§ 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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,£.,.#@@¨, 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 .§&,.¨.§,,
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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 .@§,,,@&#,
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¤.,¤.¤&... 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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