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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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&..¨¨.¨§§& 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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¨¨¤,¨..¨§¤ 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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