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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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,¨¨,,,,¨.¨ : ¨.¨,,,,¨¨,
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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. ###£*:~:¨.
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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. ¨¨,,,.¨,.¨
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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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