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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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,¨¨-«;^$@# / #@$^;«-¨¨,
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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. ^†~^¨,,,¨,
¨.¨¨¨..:»^ ^»:..¨¨¨.¨
¨,,¨.¨,,,- 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. @$*=«^¨,¨.
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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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