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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 .,.«†*%&@#
#@@@$§=»~. to west, getting broader and deeper and .~»=§$@@@#
#@#%%*-,,¨ 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. ..,.,.,,¨¨
.¨¨,¨¨..¨. .¨..¨¨,¨¨.
¨,¨¨,¨.¨.. 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. ,.¨,~:%£@@
#£¤*%/~^,. .,^~/%*¤£#
##£§%%;«,, 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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†«.¨,¨,¨,. 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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