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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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,¨.,..,,,» 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. ¤§§/»~,,¨.
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¨¨.,¨,,~:% on the southern shores until i got %:~,,¨,.¨¨
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.¨..¨,.¨,, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,,¨.,¨..¨.
.¨,¨,,¨¨., orange tin radio and a translucent ,.¨¨,,¨,¨.
,....¨¨.-~ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ~-.¨¨....,
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¨..-=**§#@ 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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,¨¨.,.¨,,» i am not followed, and slow down in the »,,¨.,.¨¨,
.¨¨,¨¨,-~^ clearing where you at first can spot ^~-,¨¨,¨¨.
¨,¨,,.-~^$ the house, not yet really in the $^~-.,,¨,¨
¨¨¨,.-«/§£ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my £§/«-.,¨¨¨
,,.¨,~;^%£ radio (now dented) but also a small £%^;~,¨.,,
..,-~†=¤@¶ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¶@¤=†~-,..
.¨,-=*¤¤## must have been laying in the wet dirt, ##¤¤*=-,¨.
,^«*†%§### and i must've picked it up with my ###§%†*«^,
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,¨...:»/%* on her stomach, feet in the air, *%/»:...¨,
,..¨¨¨,«:$ 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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