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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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##¤£=†»,¨, 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 ,.,,==%&&@
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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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###¤%$;=^, invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,^=;$%¤###
##@¤*/»:., 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. ..,.¨.¨¨:~
,,,,¨..,.. ..,..¨,,,,
¨,..,,.¨¨. 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 ,.¨.¨:-:=%
#$$\-~.,,. must have been laying in the wet dirt, .,,.~-\$$#
#§%%=«~,.¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¨.,~«=%%§#
##§%*\~~¨¨ other belongings. ¨¨~~\*%§##
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#@@$**»^¨, it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,¨^»**$@@#
#@&*:»-,., on her stomach, feet in the air, ,.,-»:*&@#
¤$$=~~¨.,¨ 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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