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