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