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