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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. ...¨,.:~=§
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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. .,¨¨.¨¨.¨¨
..¨.,¨.¨.¨ ¨.¨.¨,.¨..
,¨.,.¨,¨,, = ,,¨,¨.,.¨,
¨,¨.¨..,.. ..,..¨.¨,¨
¨¨¨.¨¨¨.¨. 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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