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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 ,.:=/%£¤¶#
££%$:»:.¨, through light, horsemint on the rocky ,¨.:»:$%££
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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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§*^;«,,.,, 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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