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,,.,¨¨,,,¨ forests around my childhood home. thick ¨,,,¨¨,.,,
,..¨¨,.¨,, 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 ¨¨,..»;§££
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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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#@££*/=..¨ 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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