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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 ..,,.«/=£¤
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#£§&†=~.,¨ where the pine hands start to let ¨,.~=†&§£#
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;=^,.,,¨¨¨ 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 ,.,.¨¨,.~\
$/~:,.,,.. through the ground just how large it is. ..,,.,:~/$
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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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,¨¨,¨¨,¨.. 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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