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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 ,,.@£&¨,@.
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&¨,.,§£#¨¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky §¨,¨.&@£,.
¨§.,¨@¨#£. river bed. ¨§.¨.¤¨@§,
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&..¤¨.¨&.£ = #¨¨&,¨.£.@
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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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&.¨¨@¨@&¨¨ 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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