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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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,¨,,~*§%## 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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