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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. ¤,¨@¨.¨¨&£
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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. ,,..§,£¤¨,
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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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