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.¨,.,,»;†* §¤£$$£££&%@*££¤¤--~-~»«»$%$%§*%%*@%&&%$% *†;»,,.,¨.
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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.                  £#$*^«~.¨,
¨.¨¨~~:%£@                                          @£%:~~¨¨.¨
.,¨,¨~»:^§ 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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.¨¨¨,¨..,,                    ;                     ,,..¨,¨¨¨.
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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.             »:.¨¨,,,¨.
.¨¨,¨.,..-                                          -..,.¨,¨¨.
,¨,,.,¨... 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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