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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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@¨.¨.¤,,.. 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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