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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. ,,,¨¨,,~^%
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#&§*-^¨¨.¨ but now i'm further back, on solid ¨.¨¨^-*§&#
#¶$$\«~.¨. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .¨.~«\$$¶#
##¶$%^=-,¨ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨,-=^%$¶##
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†=«,¨¨,.¨¨ 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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##¤^;«.¨¨, 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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