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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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^,¨..,¨.,¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨,.¨,..¨,^
~,,,¨.¨.¨, 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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###§&%†-., 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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#@†\~.,¨.¨ 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 ..^~†*&§¶#
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@$%=~~¨¨¨. and i must've picked it up with my .¨¨¨~~=%$@
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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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