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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. ,.¨.....¨,
.,,¨,,,.~~ ~~.,,,¨,,.
..,¨.,,,=* 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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