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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. ¨¨¨¨#&§.¨,
,¨£¨.£¨#&. ,,,¨£.#£¨¨
.¨.£,..§&£ 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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§.,¨¤&§.¨. §¨,¨..¨§.&
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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. #,££¨¨§.@#
§,,¨,,,&.¤ ¨,¤¤¤,.¨@#
¤&.,.,..¨# then i run east toward my home. ,.&¨£&¨.¤.
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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. .&&.,¨¨..,
.¤,¨..&#¤¨ ,#§@,.¨¨¨.
¨.£¨.¨¤.#¤ 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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