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£#£..,.¨,§ pine arcades that were planted and ¨@¨.,,§¨¨.
@,§¤,..,.@ forgotten. wild boars roaming .¨&¨¨¨.£,¨
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¤¨¨¨§#§¨¨, 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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.#¨§¤¨.,., ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¤¨@§,.¨...
,.,@§@...¨ orange tin radio and a translucent .¨££¤..¨¨¨
¨¨,#,£#,¨¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¨.#.&¤,..,
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.,¨,¨£.£¤¨ / ¨,.¨¤,££.¨
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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. ,&.¨¨.,.@.
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£,@&..¨..¨ 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. &,,¨£§§,,.
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¨,¨,,#§§.. 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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