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