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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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,¨.:-:†§@@ 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. ..,,.¨,,¨.
¨.¨¨..¨,.¨ ¨.,¨..¨¨.¨
¨.¨¨¨,¨,., 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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