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