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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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=~^,,....¨ 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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£†^~,.¨¨.¨ 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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