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