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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 ¨.¨^~:%*¶#
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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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,...¨¨,¨.¨ 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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##@$%\~:.. through the ground just how large it is. ..:~\%$@##
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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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¨,.,¨¨.¨,¨ 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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#@§**-,¨,¨ 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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