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