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*§/=~.¨,,, underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,,,¨.~=/§*
§\~:¨,¨,., is dark and moist, the canopy having ,.,¨,¨:~\§
\~,.,.,.., 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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%;~,¨..,.. the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ..,..¨,~;%
§§/=,..,¨, they had been a swampworld with sylvan ,¨,..,=/§§
&$^†«,¨,¨, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,¨,¨,«†^$&
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¤@%\=,..,. 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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