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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. @,¨.£¨&§¨¨
.,.¨.,.¨£. ,#¨¨.,#&&¨
...¨¨¨,,,@ 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. ,¨¤.¨£¨¨.¨
,¨¤&£¨,.,. ¨¨¨@,¨@.¨,
,.#,@#,.,¨ ^ ¤.,.#¨.#¨¨
¨¨¨.£#¤,,, §§...¤¨¨§,
....&.&¤¨, 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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