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