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