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