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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 ¨.,¨¤,¨.¨,
,¤.§£.¨..£ river bed. .,.,,£.,¨¨
,.¨@&§..,& ,..¨.¨§¨.,
,,,£¨£#,.. : .,..¨¨¨@¨¨
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&.¨.,..¤@# 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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¨#&§,.,¨¨. : ¨.¨.,.,.¨.
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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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.¤.¨.¨¨,¨. = .,,#.§¤¨¨¨
..§,.,,¨,¨ &..¨¨£@£¨.
,,¨&¨¨¨.¨. 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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