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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 $:«..,,.¨,
¨,.,,^»^=% slower as it goes. equisetum grow just %=^»^,,.,¨
..¨,,~\**£ where the pine hands start to let £**\~,,¨..
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¨.¨.:»/%%# the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight #%%/»:.¨.¨
¨¨,¨,,~:%% they had been a swampworld with sylvan %%:~,,¨,¨¨
,,,,.¨,~*$ water, stone rings and floating moss. $*~,¨.,,,,
,,,.,.¨,~* you could've found me wallowing around *~,¨.,.,,,
¨..,¨¨¨¨.« on the southern shores until i got «.¨¨¨¨,..¨
.¨.¨¨,,,,. 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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.,¨,,¨.¨¨. somethings moving in the grass. it's .¨¨.¨,,¨,.
¨¨.,,.¨.,^ invisible to my eyes but i can feel ^,.¨.,,.¨¨
,.,.,.¨¨:« through the ground just how large it is. «:¨¨.,.,.,
,¨.¨,,..»: :»..,,¨.¨,
,,¨,..~«†§ 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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¨¨,,,¨,~»= 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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