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.¨.,,¨¨,¨. .¨,¨¨,,.¨.
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.¨..,.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.,..¨.
:¨¨¨.,¨..¨ $@%¤%$¤§&§§&§¤¤%»=«~~~--%*@%%£&&%£¤*£$$& ¨..¨,.¨¨¨:
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^†«-.¨,¨.. forests around my childhood home. thick ..¨,¨.-«†^
$$†-^.,... 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. ¨,^«^**#@#
##@¶£*/«.. ..«/*£¶@##
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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. ¨¨..¨¨¨.,,
-¨,¨¨¨¨¨.¨ ¨.¨¨¨¨¨,¨-
=~¨.,¨.,,, † ,,,.¨,.¨~=
;~.¨,,¨¨¨. .¨¨¨,,¨.~;
%;~:.¨.¨¨. 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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