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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. .,:«:*§@##
#£@%†»^,,, ,,,^»†%@£#
#$%^»,..¨. the soil is muddy. i slip when trying .¨..,»^%$#
%%:»:.¨,,. 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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.,.¨,.,,., 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 ¨.^»\§§¶@#
###£$=;-^, freshly made, not yet completely dried. ,^-;=$£###
##¶%=*=-.¨ ¨.-=*=%¶##
#¶£%\»~.., 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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