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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. ,¨.,..¨,¨,
¨,¨,¨...., ,....¨,¨,¨
.¨,.¨,.¨,. = .,¨.,¨.,¨.
,,¨,.,.,,, ,,,.,.,¨,,
,.,,,¨¨... 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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