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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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,,,,¨.¨¨,, 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 ¨..¨¨,=/*&
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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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,..¨¨,,.¨, = ,¨.,,¨¨..,
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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. ,,¨¨..¨.¨¨
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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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@¤§;«,¨¨¨. 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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.,.,¨,..,¨ 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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