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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 ,,.....¨¨¨
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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. ¶§*$\--¨..
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..,»;^%@@# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #@@%^;»,..
,¨,^~/$%## 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 $§;»^¨.¨..
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,.,,,¨¨.,. 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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