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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.      $===,,,...
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¨,..,,,.¨. somethings moving  in  the  grass.  it's .¨.,,,..,¨
¨.,¨,,..,. invisible  to  my eyes  but  i can  feel .,..,,¨,.¨
,¨¨,.,.,.. through the ground just how large it is. ..,.,.,¨¨,
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.,¨,¨.¨,.¨ the soil is muddy.  i slip  when  trying ¨.,¨.¨,¨,.
.,.¨.,,¨¨, to  get   up,   still  looking  at   the ,¨¨,,.¨.,.
..¨¨,¨,¨,. direction  of  sound rather  than at  my .,¨,¨,¨¨..
,,¨¨¨,¨,¨¨ hands, who  are busy putting  things  in ¨¨,¨,¨¨¨,,
..,.¨...¨^               my pockets.                ^¨...¨.,..
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.,....¨~=* then   i  run   east  toward  my   home. *=~¨....,.
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¨,¨,«/§$£# 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, ¨.¨.¨,,.,.
,,¨,¨¨,,.,   roughly seven centimeters long. it's   ,.,,¨¨,¨,,
,,,,.,¨,.¨ 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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