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