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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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.¨¨¨#..¨.£ 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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¨¨£,§@¨¨¨¨ 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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