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