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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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..¨¨,¤.££, \ #,,..@¨,¨.
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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. ..&.&&¨.¨,
.#.¨¨,¨¨&¨ .,.¨#¤£,.¨
..@.,¨.¨,§ 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. ¨.¨£¨¨¤¨¨@
@,¨.¨..¨¤£ £¨¨.&¨,&,¨
.¤¨¨..¨.¤¨ 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. ¨¨.,&,¨.¤.
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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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