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