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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. ..,,.,¨¨^-
;»,,¨,¨.,, ,,.¨,¨,,»;
††-,¨¨,¨¨¨ 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. ,¨¨¨¨^~/†§
$^~~.,..,, ,,..,.~~^$
\-~.¨,¨.,¨ 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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