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