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