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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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¤.,,..¨¨.£ 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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