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