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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 £@$=*=:¨¨,
,.,¨^-==££ water, stone rings and floating moss. ££==-^¨,.,
¨¨,.¨.«;%£ you could've found me wallowing around £%;«.¨.,¨¨
...,.¨-«*% on the southern shores until i got %*«-¨.,...
¨..¨,,¨~~= bitten. =~~¨,,¨..¨
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¨.¨¨.¨¨.¨. but now i'm further back, on solid .¨.¨¨.¨¨.¨
,,.,.¨.... ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ....¨.,.,,
¨.¨,¨,¨.,. orange tin radio and a translucent .,.¨,¨,¨.¨
,,,.¨¨.,.. umbrella which i'm sitting on. ..,.¨¨.,,,
....,¨,,., ,.,,¨,....
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,,....,¨,¨ somethings moving in the grass. it's ¨,¨,....,,
¨.,¨.,,¨.- invisible to my eyes but i can feel -.¨,,.¨,.¨
¨¨.¨,¨,,-~ through the ground just how large it is. ~-,,¨,¨.¨¨
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..,,,¨:~^= the soil is muddy. i slip when trying =^~:¨,,,..
¨¨.¨,,~/*£ to get up, still looking at the £*/~,,¨.¨¨
..¨¨--;=%§ direction of sound rather than at my §%=;--¨¨..
,,¨^==%*§# hands, who are busy putting things in #§*%==^¨,,
..-»\^$£@@ my pockets. @@£$^\»-..
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¨.,»^†§@¶@ then i run east toward my home. @¶@§†^»,.¨
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¨,¨,.,¨,-; clearing where you at first can spot ;-,¨,.,¨,¨
....¨¨.,,~ the house, not yet really in the ~,,.¨¨....
,,.,.,...^ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ^...,.,.,,
¨.¨¨¨,..,¨ radio (now dented) but also a small ¨,..,¨¨¨.¨
.,,...,,.¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨.,,...,,.
¨,,,,.¨¨¨, must have been laying in the wet dirt, ,¨¨¨.,,,,¨
,,,..¨¨.,, and i must've picked it up with my ,,.¨¨..,,,
¨,..,.¨,,. other belongings. .,,¨.,..,¨
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,,.¨¨,¨.¨, it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,¨.¨,¨¨.,,
,,.¨..¨¨,^ on her stomach, feet in the air, ^,¨¨..¨.,,
,,.,,..,~- roughly seven centimeters long. it's -~,..,,.,,
,¨..,..~«= freshly made, not yet completely dried. =«~..,..¨,
.,¨¨¨,,~;% %;~,,¨¨¨,.
¨,,,¨,«^^* my mom is here now. i ask her for some *^^«,¨,,,¨
,.,¨,«†$%§ particle board for it to dry on, but §%$†«,¨,.,
.,¨^-;$§££ she is worried and wants me to ££§$;-^¨,.
,,,=\%%£## throw it away. ##£%%\=,,,
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