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