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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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¨¨.¨.¤@§,¨ 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. ,¨.¤,,§,¨£
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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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