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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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..§.&§¨¨£¨ 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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&.,@¨.§,,. 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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