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