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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 ,..~«=^%£@
#¶¤$*;~:.¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨.:~;*$¤¶#
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#£@**;~:., on the southern shores until i got ,.:~;**@£#
@§§^:«-,¨, bitten. ,¨,-«:^§§@
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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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¨¨.,.¨¨.,, somethings moving in the grass. it's ,,.¨¨.,.¨¨
..,,.,¨,.. invisible to my eyes but i can feel ..,¨,.,,..
,,.,¨...,, through the ground just how large it is. ,,...¨,.,,
,¨,¨¨,,,,. .,,,,¨¨,¨,
»^,.¨.¨,¨. 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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