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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. ....-\^@£@
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨..-
,..¨,..¨.. ..¨..,¨..,
¨,.¨,..,,¨ 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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