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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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.¨¨¨.,.¨.. : ..¨.,.¨¨¨.
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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. ,,,¨¨:~;%*
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#£¤%\~,.,¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨,.,~\%¤£#
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##@@£%\~.¨ : ¨.~\%£@@##
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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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