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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. ,,¨.,.,«:^
†=-,..¨¨,. .,¨¨..,-=†
«..,¨,,¨,. 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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*/«-.,..,. 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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