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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. ###@£&^-.¨
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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. -.,,.¨.¨,.
,,,¨,¨,,«/ /«,,¨,¨,,,
.¨,,,,,-;§ then i run east toward my home. §;-,,,,,¨.
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,.«*¤#¶### 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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