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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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,¤£,.,,#,¤ 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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,,@.,&,¨,# 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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£@.¨,@,@£¨ : .££,¨,..¤¨
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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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