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.,~»:$§¤@# $¤£*%§$@£ #@¤§$:»~,.
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.¨^»\^£@## forests around my childhood home. thick ##@£^\»^¨.
¨.¨^=;^$§£ 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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¨..,,...¨¨ ^ ¨¨...,,..¨
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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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,¨..:»:%£@ = @£%:»:..¨,
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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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¨,.¨,,¨¨-« 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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