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