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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. $^=».,,,¨.
.,.,.¨-=^^ ^^=-¨.,.,.
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.,,,,,¨.:« «:.¨,,,,,.
.¨,..,,¨,, i am not followed, and slow down in the ,,¨,,..,¨.
.,¨¨¨¨,,,, clearing where you at first can spot ,,,,¨¨¨¨,.
,.,¨.,,.¨, the house, not yet really in the ,¨.,,.¨,.,
,¨.,¨¨¨,,. backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my .,,¨¨¨,.¨,
,,,...,,¨¨ radio (now dented) but also a small ¨¨,,...,,,
¨¨¨..¨,¨,¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨,¨,¨..¨¨¨
.¨¨..¨¨.., must have been laying in the wet dirt, ,..¨¨..¨¨.
,¨,,,.,,,¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¨,,,.,,,¨,
,¨.¨,...¨, other belongings. ,¨...,¨.¨,
..¨.¨,.¨¨. .¨¨.,¨.¨..
¨¨.,,¨,.,~ it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ~,.,¨,,.¨¨
.,¨.,¨.,,~ on her stomach, feet in the air, ~,,.¨,.¨,.
,,,,¨,¨,«\ roughly seven centimeters long. it's \«,¨,¨,,,,
,..,¨¨,-:* freshly made, not yet completely dried. *:-,¨¨,..,
¨¨¨¨,,=*$% %$*=,,¨¨¨¨
,.¨,,~\†£# my mom is here now. i ask her for some #£†\~,,¨.,
,.,.~:%*§# particle board for it to dry on, but #§*%:~.,.,
¨.^-/%$&@# she is worried and wants me to #@&$%/-^.¨
.^~†=@£@## throw it away. ##@£@=†~^.
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