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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 ¨.¨,,,.:-:
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#@¶@%§/=:. they had been a swampworld with sylvan .:=/§%@¶@#
###£†/=:.¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨.:=/†£###
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¤&*†»,¨¨¨¨ 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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@£$*;-,,., clearing where you at first can spot ,.,,-;*$£@
¤&$:-~,.¨. the house, not yet really in the .¨.,~-:$&¤
**^~-¨,,¨, 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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