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,¨@,.,¨.#¤ pine arcades that were planted and @@,...§¨,.
.¨.£¨.¨,¤. forgotten. wild boars roaming &¤§.,¨¨§.,
.,¨,&.,,,¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it §,¤&¨¨¨,@¨
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£.,.,¨&... 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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£§#,,&¨@&. 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. .£¤§¨¨.¨..
.,¨¤¤£.,¤, ¨¤¨#&.¨,.¨
..¨§¨#¤.,, 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. ¨§..,.@.¤¤
§,¨¤¨.¨.¨. .¨&..¨¨¨#§
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££&.¨¤¨,¨. 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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