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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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@&†:-^,.¨, there's a river passing by, from east ,¨.,^-:†&@
§†;«^.¨¨., to west, getting broader and deeper and ,.¨¨.^«;†§
$\«~¨,,.¨. slower as it goes. equisetum grow just .¨.,,¨~«\$
:-.¨,,,.,¨ where the pine hands start to let ¨,.,,,¨.-:
=-.,,...¨. through light, horsemint on the rocky .¨...,,.-=
,¨¨.¨,,.., river bed. ,..,,¨.¨¨,
¨.¨.¨.,,¨, ,¨,,.¨.¨.¨
.¨..,.¨¨,, : ,,¨¨.,..¨.
,,¨,,,¨.¨¨ ¨¨.¨,,,¨,,
.¨¨¨¨,..,, the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ,,..,¨¨¨¨.
,.,,,¨,¨., they had been a swampworld with sylvan ,.¨,¨,,,.,
-.,¨,,¨,,. water, stone rings and floating moss. .,,¨,,¨,.-
~.¨.¨,¨.,¨ you could've found me wallowing around ¨,.¨,¨.¨.~
;-,,¨.,¨,¨ on the southern shores until i got ¨,¨,.¨,,-;
†=»~¨,,,,. bitten. .,,,,¨~»=†
@**~..,¨.. ..¨,..~**@
¶&*;=,¨¨,, but now i'm further back, on solid ,,¨¨,=;*&¶
@##^*«.,., ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,.,.«*^##@
##¶§=/=^,, orange tin radio and a translucent ,,^=/=§¶##
###@#%\-:, umbrella which i'm sitting on. ,:-\%#@###
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#§\»^,.,,¨ somethings moving in the grass. it's ¨,,.,^»\§#
§;=,...¨.. invisible to my eyes but i can feel ..¨...,=;§
^-:¨¨,.¨.¨ through the ground just how large it is. ¨.¨.,¨¨:-^
=,,,¨.,,¨¨ ¨¨,,.¨,,,=
-¨¨.,,¨.,, the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ,,.¨,,.¨¨-
,¨¨,,¨¨¨,, to get up, still looking at the ,,¨¨¨,,¨¨,
¨..¨,¨,¨,. direction of sound rather than at my .,¨,¨,¨..¨
¨.¨...¨,,, hands, who are busy putting things in ,,,¨...¨.¨
¨.¨.....¨¨ my pockets. ¨¨.....¨.¨
.¨,¨.,¨.,, ,,.¨,.¨,¨.
-¨,..¨.¨,, then i run east toward my home. ,,¨.¨..,¨-
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/«-..¨¨,,. † .,,¨¨..-«/
=^--¨..,., ,.,..¨--^=
£^=-,.¨,.. i am not followed, and slow down in the ..,¨.,-=^£
@@%†~.¨¨.. clearing where you at first can spot ..¨¨.~†%@@
#¶§=†»:.,. the house, not yet really in the .,.:»†=§¶#
##@§$/~,¨¨ 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, .,.¨,¨..~=
,¨,¨.,,,., 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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