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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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&..£¨.§¨,& / ¨#§§..#¨.,
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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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¨¨¨,..§&£. 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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