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