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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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§.§£¨.§,@. 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. ,¤&,&,§,¤.
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§,#£,¨£¨@¨ 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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¤,¨#,&¤,£. then i run east toward my home. ..§.&,£.@.
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¤¨.£,@£¨@. = ,,§.¤¨&¨§.
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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. ..&,&.@.§¨
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#¨,§,£#.¤. 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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