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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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@£@@*/-:,¨ to west, getting broader and deeper and ¨,:-/*@@£@
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§¤$†-^¨.., where the pine hands start to let ,..¨^-†$¤§
£*:=~¨,.¨. 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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#£$**-:,.¨ invisible to my eyes but i can feel ¨.,:-**$£#
@##£§:-^,¨ 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. ,,,¨¨,¨.,»
†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†
%^=^,¨.¨.¨ 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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