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