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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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¨,,.¨,,¨¨, 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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,,^=/^£@## 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 @%$:~^.,..
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.^~^%*#@## my mom is here now. i ask her for some ##@#*%^~^.
¨,.-†§$¶## particle board for it to dry on, but ##¶$§†-.,¨
...-~;*¤## she is worried and wants me to ##¤*;~-...
,..,^~:^¤£ throw it away. £¤^:~^,..,
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