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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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£$%=»,,¨¨. to west, getting broader and deeper and .¨¨,,»=%$£
§*/~,,,.,. 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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....¨¨.,., 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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#£@=†-,,.. 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, .,¨:~^%£#@
¤$§:~^,¨¨. roughly seven centimeters long. it's .¨¨,^~:§$¤
£=*»~¨.,¨, freshly made, not yet completely dried. ,¨,.¨~»*=£
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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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