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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 $*~¨,,,¨,,
.¨¨...¨¨»^ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ^»¨¨...¨¨.
,.,,¨..,,« water, stone rings and floating moss. «,,..¨,,.,
¨..,.¨¨,»/ you could've found me wallowing around /»,¨¨.,..¨
,..¨,¨,~:% on the southern shores until i got %:~,¨,¨..,
¨,¨¨,.»;*§ bitten. §*;».,¨¨,¨
.,.,¨-/$£¤ ¤£$/-¨,.,.
,.,.«/^£§# but now i'm further back, on solid #§£^/«.,.,
¨¨.=*%&££# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #££&%*=.¨¨
..~/*£¤¶## orange tin radio and a translucent ##¶¤£*/~..
,~\%¤@£### umbrella which i'm sitting on. ###£@¤%\~,
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¨¨.«=*%§£# = #£§%*=«.¨¨
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¨.,.¨.=†*% invisible to my eyes but i can feel %*†=.¨.,.¨
¨,,.¨¨¨-:^ through the ground just how large it is. ^:-¨¨¨.,,¨
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¨,¨...,,¨» the soil is muddy. i slip when trying »¨,,...¨,¨
..,.,¨.¨-= to get up, still looking at the =-¨.¨,.,..
,,¨¨..¨-†= direction of sound rather than at my =†-¨..¨¨,,
.¨.¨¨¨=\^£ hands, who are busy putting things in £^\=¨¨¨.¨.
..¨..=;†¤& my pockets. &¤†;=..¨..
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,.¨~==£§## then i run east toward my home. ##§£==~¨.,
.¨~=%%¤@## ##@¤%%=~¨.
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¨¨.-†*§@¶# i am not followed, and slow down in the #¶@§*†-.¨¨
¨.,¨«*=$@£ clearing where you at first can spot £@$=*«¨,.¨
.,,,.«/§£@ the house, not yet really in the @£§/«.,,,.
¨,¨¨,¨=†*% backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my %*†=¨,¨¨,¨
.....,,-;% radio (now dented) but also a small %;-,,.....
,¨...¨¨.»* clay figure i've never seen before. it *».¨¨...¨,
..¨...¨.,= must have been laying in the wet dirt, =,.¨...¨..
¨¨.,¨.,,»\ and i must've picked it up with my \»,,.¨,.¨¨
,¨¨¨..,»^% other belongings. %^»,..¨¨¨,
,,.,,.-†^£ £^†-.,,.,,
¨..¨¨»\$&¤ it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ¤&$\»¨¨..¨
.¨,.«\§@§¶ on her stomach, feet in the air, ¶§@§\«.,¨.
¨..~†*%#£# roughly seven centimeters long. it's #£#%*†~..¨
¨,»==§¤£@# freshly made, not yet completely dried. #@£¤§==»,¨
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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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