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