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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 £#.,¨¨.¨¨¨
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,¨¨¨@,#§.. already soaked up all the sun. .@§#,.,,¨¨
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,,,,,.,¨&£ 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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,.,¤§&,,¨¨ 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. §,¨¨¨¨§.&&
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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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¤¨£@,..,,, 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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¨,,&§§¨¨.. 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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