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,.,,,,,¨,. 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 ¨.,¨.¨^~:^
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$^†=,,.,.. on the southern shores until i got ..,.,,=†^$
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^¨¨¨¨,.¨¨, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,¨¨.,¨¨¨¨^
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¨¨.¨,,¨,,. 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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».,¨.¨,.., 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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^^~:¨¨.,.. 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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,¨¨¨,,,,., 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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