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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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%§:-^,.,,. 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 ..,»\$¤¤@#
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=;~-,.¨,¨¨ 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. ,,.,,¨...¨
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.¨....,.,. 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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££*†=~¨¨¨, invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,¨¨¨~=†*££
@£%†^~,... through the ground just how large it is. ...,~^†%£@
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#&%^:«^¨¨. direction of sound rather than at my .¨¨^«:^%&#
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¤†;~..,,.¨ 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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##££%:-:,¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨,:-:%££##
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@&%/--¨... 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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