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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. /»~¨,..,,,
¨¨.¨,¨~=*$ $*=~¨,¨.¨¨
,¨..,.~^†£ then i run east toward my home. £†^~.,..¨,
.¨.¨~~\$#£ £#$\~~¨.¨.
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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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.,,¨.,,¨,¨ 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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