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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. ,¨¨,¨,.-~;
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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 .,,,»;§*§¶
#¶#$^=«,¨. freshly made, not yet completely dried. .¨,«=^$#¶#
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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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