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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. ¨..¨.,,«==
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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. ¨¨¨.¨¨.,.¨
..,..,¨.., ,..¨,..,..
.¨¨¨.,,¨,. 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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