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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. @¨§@,..£##
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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. £.#¤.,,¨¨,
¨¨¤,@@...@ ¨,&¤@¨,,¨.
¨¨¨.@@#.¨£ 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. .,,,,¨.,#,
§¤@¨.,¨¨¨. ¨¨¨,,,¨¨.,
§,£#.¨,,,¨ \ £,,.¨.¨¨,.
,.£§&.¨,¨. .@,,,,,¨.¨
¨¨&,§&.¨¨, 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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.,,¨¨,.£¨# £.¨.¨.@.¨#
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