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