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-,...,,,¨. pine arcades that were planted and .¨,,,...,-
†»~¨¨.,¨,, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,,¨,.¨¨~»†
^\=.,¨,¨., underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,.¨,¨,.=\^
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£$§*»-,.¨, already soaked up all the sun. ,¨.,-»*§$£
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§§*†«,¨,¨, 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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¨,,,¨,,,.¨ 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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&%*^~-,.¨. invisible to my eyes but i can feel .¨.,-~^*%&
@#@^/»-,¨, 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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/«-.¨¨¨,¨¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨¨,¨¨¨.-«/
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¨¨¨,..¨¨,¨ i am not followed, and slow down in the ¨,¨¨..,¨¨¨
..,,¨..,,. 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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:~~.¨,,,.. it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ..,,,¨.~~:
^;»:,,..,, 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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