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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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¨¤.¨..,.¨. 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. .,.¨,&.¨.£
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¨&,,¤,,¨.¨ 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. ..,,¨¨.¨¤¨
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§¨.¤,.£.¨¨ 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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