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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 ¨.¨..,-†*&
#%$:-..,,¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨,,..-:$%#
#¤*$\=,,., river bed. ,.,,=\$*¤#
##@£^=~^,¨ ¨,^~=^£@##
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@££$*~,,¨¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨¨,,~*$££@
££†/»,¨.,¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨,.¨,»/†££
£$;«-¨.... water, stone rings and floating moss. ....¨-«;$£
^^~~.,.¨.. you could've found me wallowing around ..¨.,.~~^^
†-.¨,.,,., on the southern shores until i got ,.,,.,¨.-†
«.,,,...,. bitten. .,...,,,.«
-.¨..¨,,¨, ,¨,,¨..¨.-
,.¨.¨.¨¨¨. but now i'm further back, on solid .¨¨¨.¨.¨.,
~,...¨...¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨...¨...,~
~~..¨.,¨,. orange tin radio and a translucent .,¨,.¨..~~
;~:.,,,,.. umbrella which i'm sitting on. ..,,,,.:~;
*/~~,.,,¨. .¨,,.,~~/*
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§&%/~,¨.,¨ ¨,.¨,~/%&§
@@§§;=:..¨ somethings moving in the grass. it's ¨..:=;§§@@
###£§;~^,¨ invisible to my eyes but i can feel ¨,^~;§£###
###§¤†/~,, through the ground just how large it is. ,,~/†¤§###
##&%**~.¨¨ ¨¨.~**%&##
#£@%:~,,,¨ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ¨,,,~:%@£#
¤$§;~~,¨¨, to get up, still looking at the ,¨¨,~~;§$¤
¤**-,¨.,¨, direction of sound rather than at my ,¨,.¨,-**¤
=*~.¨...,. hands, who are busy putting things in .,...¨.~*=
;~^,..¨,.. my pockets. ..,¨..,^~;
=-¨,¨,.¨.¨ ¨.¨.,¨,¨-=
-,,.,,.,., then i run east toward my home. ,.,.,,.,,-
..,,¨.¨.¨, ,¨.¨.¨,,..
,,..,,¨..¨ \ ¨..¨,,..,,
«,¨¨.,¨,¨, ,¨,¨,.¨¨,«
=~,,¨,..¨¨ i am not followed, and slow down in the ¨¨..,¨,,~=
†=~,,..¨.. clearing where you at first can spot ..¨..,,~=†
%*†=~,.,¨, the house, not yet really in the ,¨,.,~=†*%
££§\«^¨¨.¨ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨.¨¨^«\§££
@#£=;~,¨¨¨ radio (now dented) but also a small ¨¨¨,~;=£#@
###$%=-,,¨ 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. ¨,¨,«†§%§#
£&§^-,,.¨¨ ¨¨.,,-^§&£
$*:=~.,.., it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,..,.~=:*$
*\~,¨¨¨,¨. 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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