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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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,,^~=$££@# there's a river passing by, from east #@££$=~^,,
,,~;†§¤@## 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. $*;».¨,..,
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,,,~~\%$#£ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying £#$%\~~,,,
.¨:~;%§§¶# to get up, still looking at the #¶§§%;~:¨.
¨~~*$*&@## direction of sound rather than at my ##@&*$*~~¨
¨..»^%§§@# hands, who are busy putting things in #@§§%^»..¨
¨.,-=**%#@ my pockets. @#%**=-,.¨
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,¨,,¨,=:*£ then i run east toward my home. £*:=,¨,,¨,
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,¨¨.,¨,^-\ i am not followed, and slow down in the \-^,¨,.¨¨,
.¨¨¨¨..~;* clearing where you at first can spot *;~..¨¨¨¨.
,,.,,~==^£ the house, not yet really in the £^==~,,.,,
,,..-«†*§@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my @§*†«-..,,
.¨,--/%@@@ radio (now dented) but also a small @@@%/--,¨.
¨,,-*†&&¶# clay figure i've never seen before. it #¶&&†*-,,¨
,-»:†@## must have been laying in the wet dirt, ###&@†:»-,
¨,:~;§£¤£# and i must've picked it up with my #£¤£§;~:,¨
.,.-»\†*&@ other belongings. @&*†\»-.,.
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,¨..¨,-†%£ it's a statuette of a girl laying naked £%†-,¨..¨,
,,,,¨¨.=/§ on her stomach, feet in the air, §/=.¨¨,,,,
..,.¨.,,»/ roughly seven centimeters long. it's /»,,.¨.,..
.¨...¨¨,~- freshly made, not yet completely dried. -~,¨¨...¨.
.¨¨¨¨,.~»/ /»~.,¨¨¨¨.
.¨¨.¨,:»^$ 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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