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