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