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