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££¨,,.£..@ 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 &,¨¨¨¨§,.@
@.¨,¨,,,¨# 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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@¨¤@.,¨,,£ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨.¨.¤,,¨.,
.,¤§£¨,,,. orange tin radio and a translucent .¨.¨,£,,¨,
¨,&.@#,¨¨. umbrella which i'm sitting on. .,,,..¤,,.
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¨,§,¨¨.,#¨ 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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&.,.,,@,,. 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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