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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. .¨:~:†¤£##
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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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,...,¨,¨¨, somethings moving in the grass. it's ,¨¨,¨,...,
,¨¨..¨,.,¨ 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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###£@$:-.¨ i am not followed, and slow down in the ¨.-:$@£###
##@#$*-,¨. clearing where you at first can spot .¨,-*$#@##
@#¤**»^.,. 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. ,¨,,¨..¨..
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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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