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