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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 ,,¨.¤§@¨.¤
£,¨¨¨...#. 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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¨,.¨¨£,,,. 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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