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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 .,,¨.¨..,=
^¨..,¨..., 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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*\~,.,¨.¨, 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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¶#£/«,¨,¨, 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 .,~-=%§#@#
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£££;-^¨..¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¨..¨^-;£££
£&/=,¨,.¨. other belongings. .¨.,¨,=/&£
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-:.,.¨¨¨¨¨ 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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