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####§=^«.¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨.«^=§####
#¶§¤$†~... forgotten. wild boars roaming ...~†$¤§¶#
¶@%*;-,¨¨. underneath, sniffing at the ground. it .¨¨,-;*%@¶
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%§:»,¨,,.¨ 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. ..,,¨^-=†¤
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#£$§^~,¨,, but now i'm further back, on solid ,,¨,~^§$£#
##&&†\=,,. 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. ¨...,¨,.¨,
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,.,.,¨.,., 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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=»:¨,¨,¨., 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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