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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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%:=-¨¨,,.¨ 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. .,¨.,..:=^
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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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@£@^:=~¨,. then i run east toward my home. .,¨~=:^@£@
£%§\«~.,., ,.,.~«\§%£
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-,.....,,, 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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