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££%=†»:¨,. pine arcades that were planted and .,¨:»†=%££
@$*^~,,¨¨¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming ¨¨¨,,~^*$@
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§/«-.,¨.,, 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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%^=:.¨.,.¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨.,.¨.:=^%
£^=~,¨¨... they had been a swampworld with sylvan ...¨¨,~=^£
#$†^~^¨.,¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨,.¨^~^†$#
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@#§%%^=,., 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. ..,¨¨,.~=%
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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. ¨,¨,,.-~^*
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§*§\~:¨¨.¨ 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. .¨¨¨,.,¨,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.¨,¨. on her stomach, feet in the air, .¨,¨.¨¨¨¨¨
,..¨,¨..., roughly seven centimeters long. it's ,...¨,¨..,
,,,..,¨.., freshly made, not yet completely dried. ,..¨,..,,,
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*«~¨...,¨. 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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