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«^¨,¨,,,¨, pine arcades that were planted and ,¨,,,¨,¨^«
=-~,..¨,,. forgotten. wild boars roaming .,,¨..,~-=
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####¤§=~-. to west, getting broader and deeper and .-~=§¤####
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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 ,¨¨..,=^£§
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££*«:,,,,, 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. ,,¨¨,.¨¨,¨
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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 .,~«=@§@##
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##£¤%«.,,. 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. ,¨¨,¨.,,¨,
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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 ,¨¨¨,,,.:«
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