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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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.,¨,,~;%££ 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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.,..,¨¨.,¨ 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. .,,.,,.,¨¨
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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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,¨,-*$$@## somethings moving in the grass. it's ##@$$*-,¨,
¨¨¨,~*§%§£ invisible to my eyes but i can feel £§%§*~,¨¨¨
.¨.¨,»=%%@ through the ground just how large it is. @%%=»,¨.¨.
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..¨.....:« 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 ~~,.,..¨,¨
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..¨...¨,., throw it away. ,.,¨...¨..
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