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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. ¤¨.£¨..¨¨.
..¨..,,¨¨, §£,¨§...,,
¨,¨¨,¨.... = §£#..#¨.,¨
.¨¨¨.,,¨¨, ¤,§£,¨§.,.
,.¨,..,¨¨. 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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