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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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£@@,.&,¨£. \ ¨&¤¤,¨¨,¨,
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¨.#.§#,.§, 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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