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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. =:.¨.¨,¨,,
.,,.¨¨.~-; ;-~.¨¨.,,.
¨,.,¨,.=^* 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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,,¨,,.,,~\ 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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¨,¨¨¨,.«^† 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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