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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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##¤$*»,..¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨..,»*$¤##
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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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;»^¨,¨¨,., 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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