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§¨¤&¨,§¨., pine arcades that were planted and ¨,..£¨¨¨¨.
.,§¤£,,#¨. forgotten. wild boars roaming #,,..£.¨¨.
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.,,¨#§@¨,# 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. ¨.¨@¨¨.,¤,
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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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,,¨¤.¨.,&¨ 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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#¨@&.¨¨¨¨, then i run east toward my home. ¤¨,,,¤@¤..
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¨&£.¨,&¤&¨ 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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