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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. ...¨...:-*
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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. ¨,¨¨¨,.»/%
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¤£§*--..¨¨ 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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*=-,¨.,.,, 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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#£¤$§†=-.. clearing where you at first can spot ..-=†§$¤£#
#@@§§=;=,, 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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