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