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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 $^~:.,.,..
¨¨.¨.,,~=§ river bed. §=~,,.¨.¨¨
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,¨.¨,¨¨,,. the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight .,,¨¨,¨.¨,
.,¨¨.,.¨,. they had been a swampworld with sylvan .,¨.,.¨¨,.
¨,¨,,...¨, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,¨...,,¨,¨
,¨¨,,,¨,¨¨ you could've found me wallowing around ¨¨,¨,,,¨¨,
.¨.,,..,,, on the southern shores until i got ,,,..,,.¨.
..¨.¨,..,. bitten. .,..,¨.¨..
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.¨,,.¨¨,~= but now i'm further back, on solid =~,¨¨.,,¨.
¨¨¨¨,.¨^«§ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an §«^¨.,¨¨¨¨
¨,¨,.¨,»%@ orange tin radio and a translucent @%»,¨.,¨,¨
,¨,¨,~~*$@ umbrella which i'm sitting on. @$*~~,¨,¨,
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.~-*%&#@## somethings moving in the grass. it's ##@#&%*-~.
,¨-=%$§### invisible to my eyes but i can feel ###§$%=-¨,
..¨~»=£@## through the ground just how large it is. ##@£=»~¨..
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¨,¨¨,-«^¤¤ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ¤¤^«-,¨¨,¨
..¨¨¨¨^»=& to get up, still looking at the &=»^¨¨¨¨..
.,...,¨.»^ direction of sound rather than at my ^».¨,...,.
.¨.,,..,.= hands, who are busy putting things in =.,..,,.¨.
¨.¨,.,,.,: my pockets. :,.,,.,¨.¨
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¨¨,,..¨.,¨ i am not followed, and slow down in the ¨,.¨..,,¨¨
.,¨,¨¨.¨.. clearing where you at first can spot ..¨.¨¨,¨,.
.,¨¨¨,..., the house, not yet really in the ,...,¨¨¨,.
,,¨¨.,¨¨:» backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my »:¨¨,.¨¨,,
¨.,,.¨.,== radio (now dented) but also a small ==,.¨.,,.¨
.,.¨,,,~^@ clay figure i've never seen before. it @^~,,,¨.,.
¨¨..,-«^@§ must have been laying in the wet dirt, §@^«-,..¨¨
¨.,¨,~%%@# and i must've picked it up with my #@%%~,¨,.¨
¨¨.-»*£&@# other belongings. #@&£*»-.¨¨
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.:»%$¤£@## it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ##@£¤$%»:.
,,-=%@§£## on her stomach, feet in the air, ##£§@%=-,,
,¨,.»†*@## roughly seven centimeters long. it's ##@*†».,¨,
,¨.,.»=§&@ freshly made, not yet completely dried. @&§=».,.¨,
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¨¨,,,,,~$* 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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