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