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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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£¨£@.,,&.¨ 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. #¨@¤,¨,&¨@
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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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@¨£@,¨,,.. on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨.#§£¨¨#.¨
¨.@¤§¨.¨,¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¨¨£¨&£¨.£.
¨¨§,¤&,,¨, freshly made, not yet completely dried. ¨,¨¨@@§..¤
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,£..#¨&@,¨ 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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