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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. ¨,#£§,¨,.,
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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. ¨,&,¤#¨.§.
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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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