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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. ,¨¨,¨,,,..
¨.¨..,,.¨. .¨.,,..¨.¨
:,,.¨,..., 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. ,¨,¨,.,¨,~
†-.¨¨.¨,., ,.,¨.¨¨.-†
==~-.,.¨¨¨ 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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