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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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¨§@..&,.#§ 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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&¤@¨¨,&,., 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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#.¨§£@,,@, 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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,¤£§¨.§£¨¤ 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 £¨¨¤.£,£@.
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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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