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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 $:~,¨¨.,.¨
¨.,.¨.,--* water, stone rings and floating moss. *--,.¨.,.¨
¨...¨.¨¨,~ you could've found me wallowing around ~,¨¨.¨...¨
,,¨...¨.¨: on the southern shores until i got :¨.¨...¨,,
,.¨,.¨¨,.. bitten. ..,¨¨.,¨.,
,,¨¨..¨,,, ,,,¨..¨¨,,
¨¨.¨¨..,¨, but now i'm further back, on solid ,¨,..¨¨.¨¨
,,¨,¨,..¨¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨¨..,¨,¨,,
,,,.,¨,.¨¨ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨¨.,¨,.,,,
.,,¨,,,,¨- umbrella which i'm sitting on. -¨,,,,¨,,.
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.,¨.¨.¨--\ : \--¨.¨.¨,.
.¨¨¨.¨~=\% %\=~¨.¨¨¨.
,.,.,:~†=% somethings moving in the grass. it's %=†~:,.,.,
..,,,-;§$# 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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