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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. #@=*~.....
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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. ,¨,¨¨¨.,¨,
,.¨.¨,¨¨,. .,¨¨,¨.¨.,
,,,,..¨¨¨. 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. ,¨¨,.¨¨..,
...¨¨,,¨., ,.¨,,¨¨...
¨..¨,¨¨.,, 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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