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