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