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