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