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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 *=/-:,,¨¨,
.¨,,.¨,~:* 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. #@#%%:-,¨.
¨¨.^~/*££@ 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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..,¨.-/=¤& somethings moving in the grass. it's &¤=/-.¨,..
,¨.¨¨-»/*& 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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¨,,,^~:*@& i am not followed, and slow down in the &@*:~^,,,¨
¨.¨^~;%§¤@ 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. %^~,.¨,,,.
.¨,..,~;** **;~,..,¨.
¨¨,¨,~\*§@ 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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