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