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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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¨¨,¨^-*$§£ then i run east toward my home. £§$*-^¨,¨¨
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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. ###@£§*~-,
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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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