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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 .-»***@£##
#@££†^=.¨¨ 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. ¨¨..¨~~:†£
=†»,.,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,.,»†=
;»,,¨¨..,, 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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*=-~.¨,.,¨ 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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