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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. ##¤%§*»...
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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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.,¨.¨.«*§§ somethings moving in the grass. it's §§*«.¨.¨,.
.¨.,,-:^¤@ 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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