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