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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. &.£#¨..¨,¨
,,¨¨@¨,§¨, .,§#§¨¨.¨.
.,¨¨,#,,@¨ = .,#.§@,..¨
¨¨¨.,.@,,§ ,¨,,§£¤,..
,,.,..¨&¨¨ 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. ¨@#¨¨,,#,,
,#.¨¨¨££¤. ¨&@§,,.¨&¨
¨,#¨,.§.£# † ¨¤.@§,,.¨§
@,,&,¨..£¤ ¨¨.££#..,,
¨§,,#,,.¤¨ 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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