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