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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 ¨,,.,¨¨,..
,¨.,...,,, 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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,.¨,¨¨,,,¨ somethings moving in the grass. it's ¨,,,¨¨,¨.,
..,,¨,.,,. 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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-,¨.,,¨¨., it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,.¨¨,,.¨,-
/=^.,¨,,., 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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