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