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