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