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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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¨.,¨.,,,,¨ there's a river passing by, from east ¨,,,,.¨,.¨
¨¨,.,.,.., 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 :.,.,..¨,¨
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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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,¨¨.¨.¨.,¨ 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. ¤%†/«,,,¨,
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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 «,¨¨,,¨,,,
.¨¨.,¨¨-=; 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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