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