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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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¤,,.@¤&..¤ 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. ..,.,¨,¨.¨
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.¨.,¨¨,,¨& 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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,¨,@.@&,,. 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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