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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. ,¨,,¨,,,-~
.¨,¨.,.,., ,.,.,.¨,¨.
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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. ¨,¨,~»^*£¤
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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. ,..¨,¨,^~†
%:-~,,,,,¨ ¨,,,,,~-:%
¤*†-~..¨¨. 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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