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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. ,.¨¨,,¨¨..
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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. «^,¨.,,,.,
¨¨.,¨¨..=† †=..¨¨,.¨¨
¨...,¨,-/% 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. ~..,,.¨,..
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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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