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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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£*†»,¨.¨¨¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨¨¨.¨,»†*£
#*$/-,,.,¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨,.,,-/$*#
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#¶#§*;-:,. on the southern shores until i got .,:-;*§#¶#
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¤£^†~^,.,¨ 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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$$\~,¨¨.,. clay figure i've never seen before. it .,.¨¨,~\$$
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/-,,¨¨¨,,. and i must've picked it up with my .,,¨¨¨,,-/
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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 ¨...,.,,¨:
=^,..¨,,,¨ throw it away. ¨,,,¨..,^=
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