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