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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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,¨£,.¤,..¨ 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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