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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 .,,.,-;§£&
@#$%^-:,¨. bitten. .¨,:-^%$#@
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##@§&*;«:, 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. ,..¨¨,,¨,.
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».,,.,,,,. then i run east toward my home. .,,,,.,,.»
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@@%†;~:¨,. 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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«,¨,.,,,¨¨ 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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