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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 .¨,¨¨¨.,-~
~.¨,.,,¨., 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. ,..,..¨..=
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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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#§&§=«^¨,¨ 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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,,,¨..,¨.. 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. .,¨¨,¨:~^%
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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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