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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. ¤¨¨.¨.§.,¨
¨.@,¨,¨.,. ¨¤..¨¨.#¨,
.¨¨¤¨¨,,., 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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