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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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.,..,.¨¨¨¨ \ ¨¨¨¨.,..,.
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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. ###%^;~^,,
,,.~~*†§&@ @&§†*~~.,,
.¨,¨:«:$£& : &£$:«:¨,¨.
¨,¨,.,~\%£ £%\~,.,¨,¨
¨¨,.,,-=^= 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. «^¨¨..,.¨,
.¨..,..:=/ /=:..,..¨.
,.¨,,¨~-:^ then i run east toward my home. ^:-~¨,,¨.,
.,.¨,.~=§@ @§=~.,¨.,.
,¨,.:=;†%# † #%†;=:.,¨,
,,.-=:%¤¤# #¤¤%:=-.,,
,¨,-\^@# 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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