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