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