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