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