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.§¨££,¨&¨. forgotten. wild boars roaming ,,¨#.##£,@
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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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¤¨@#.&¨&.& water, stone rings and floating moss. §.,&@,.@&¤
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§¤.@,.@,#§ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¤¨§¤#¤,.¨¤
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,¤&§§§,,.. 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 ,£¨£§£#¨,£
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§,,§¨,,£,. my pockets. §..,#¨.#§¤
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&£.§§¨@¤,, clearing where you at first can spot @#,,,@¤§§¨
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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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§.§§,£¨,£. on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨.&@¨£&¨@¨
¤¤¤,#&#,#£ roughly seven centimeters long. it's £.&.##.¤@@
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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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