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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 .,-«/%£@##
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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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