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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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&£..,,..@¨ ; ¨.¨#,,.,&,
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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. .§.,¨@¤¤,¨
,.,,.¨§¨,, ..¤¨,#,#¤.
..¨.¨,¨@,, = ,..£¨,,@&¤
@¨,..,¨¨§, .¨¨,#.¨¤,¤
§¤,,¨.¨¨¨§ 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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