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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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¨.§.#¤.¨¨, 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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