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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. ,,,.,.,,..
.¨¨,,¨.,¨¨ ¨¨,.¨,,¨¨.
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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. ,,¨,.,.,,,
.,..¨..,,. .,,..¨..,.
,.¨¨,¨,,¨¨ \ ¨¨,,¨,¨¨.,
,¨,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,¨,
^.,¨,,.,.. 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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