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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. .,,,,.¨¨¨,
¨,,,.....¨ ¨.....,,,¨
,¨,,,¨.,,, † ,,,.¨,,,¨,
,.¨.¨,.,¨, ,¨,.,¨.¨.,
.¨¨..¨..., 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. ¨.,¨.¨.,,.
.,,¨¨.,... ...,.¨¨,,.
.,.¨,,.,,, 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. ,...,¨,~~*
«:¨..¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨..¨:«
,,..,¨,¨.¨ 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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