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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. ,..^»\*%#£
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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. ,¨,¨,¨,,-»
.¨..,,¨.¨¨ ¨¨.¨,,..¨.
,,.¨....,, \ ,,....¨.,,
.,.¨...,.. ..,...¨.,.
...¨,,,,¨¨ 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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