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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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¤#.¨#¨¨#@§ 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. ¤.¨§@@¤,.¨
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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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