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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 .,^~\=§&@#
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#@£%^~-.¨. through light, horsemint on the rocky .¨.-~^%£@#
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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 ,¨,,¨^=:*£
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#¶¤£*/-,¨, the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ,¨,-/*£¤¶#
#@@&@%;-^. to get up, still looking at the .^-;%@&@@#
##¤$†*~.¨. direction of sound rather than at my .¨.~*†$¤##
£¤$$;«-.¨¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨¨.-«;$$¤£
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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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@$/~,,,¨,, freshly made, not yet completely dried. ,,¨,,,~/$@
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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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