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