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