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