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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 ¨,-;%%£¶##
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#¤&*:~,.., where the pine hands start to let ,..,~:*&¤#
&¤*;~-,¨¨, through light, horsemint on the rocky ,¨¨,-~;*¤&
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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. ,.,¨¨....¨
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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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@#§$†^=:,. invisible to my eyes but i can feel .,:=^†$§#@
#@#¤$†\=^, through the ground just how large it is. ,^=\†$¤#@#
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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. ...,,,-;§%
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#¶¤£%;»-,, 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 .,..,,-»=†
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