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