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