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¨,,,»^$&¤# forests around my childhood home. thick #¤&$^»,,,¨
..¨¨:~*^§& 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 ¨.¨¨¨,¨,..
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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 $†/=,..,,¨
¨¨..~«:§%¤ bitten. ¤%§:«~..¨¨
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,^==%£#@## ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ##@#£%==^,
.¨~=†§%§## orange tin radio and a translucent ##§%§†=~¨.
...:=^%$## umbrella which i'm sitting on. ##$%^=:...
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,¨,,,,.,:« invisible to my eyes but i can feel «:,.,,,,¨,
,¨¨..¨¨,,~ through the ground just how large it is. ~,,¨¨..¨¨,
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..,.¨,¨¨., the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ,.¨¨,¨.,..
¨,,.¨¨¨¨¨. to get up, still looking at the .¨¨¨¨¨.,,¨
¨¨,.,,,,,¨ direction of sound rather than at my ¨,,,,,.,¨¨
,..,.¨,,¨¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨¨,,¨.,..,
¨,¨,¨¨.,¨, my pockets. ,¨,.¨¨,¨,¨
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.¨¨,¨..¨,, then i run east toward my home. ,,¨..¨,¨¨.
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..,.¨,,^»* i am not followed, and slow down in the *»^,,¨.,..
¨¨¨¨.¨.=:% clearing where you at first can spot %:=.¨.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨..,-^*£ the house, not yet really in the £*^-,..¨¨¨
¨,,¨:~\%*# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #*%\~:¨,,¨
.¨,^»/=%@@ radio (now dented) but also a small @@%=/»^,¨.
,,.~\*£§## clay figure i've never seen before. it ##§£*\~.,,
¨:~;§¤£@## must have been laying in the wet dirt, ##@£¤§;~:¨
¨.:=\^$§## and i must've picked it up with my ##§$^\=:.¨
...-=†^£§@ other belongings. @§£^†=-...
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¨,,,.~=†%@ it's a statuette of a girl laying naked @%†=~.,,,¨
.,¨.¨.-«:% on her stomach, feet in the air, %:«-.¨.¨,.
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..,,¨¨...~ freshly made, not yet completely dried. ~...¨¨,,..
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¨¨¨¨,¨,.¨¨ 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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