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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 $%†~,.,,¨,
¨¨¨,:=:=£@ through  light,  horsemint on  the rocky @£=:=:,¨¨¨
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¨,¨.~\$££¶ the  riverbanks  reek of  magic. tonight ¶££$\~.¨,¨
,,,¨-=/**£ 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 ¶¤£†==..,,
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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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¨,.¨.,~†%@ the  soil is  muddy. i  slip when trying @%†~,.¨.,¨
¨.,¨~~\=%¤ to   get  up,   still  looking  at   the ¤%=\~~¨,.¨
,,,.~=$$## direction  of sound rather  than  at  my ##$$=~.,,,
¨..=;$&¤¶# hands,  who are busy putting  things  in #¶¤&$;=..¨
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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 #££§;«.,¨,
,,^~=**¤¶@ she   is   worried   and  wants   me  to @¶¤**=~^,,
.~~;%*&@##              throw it away.              ##@&*%;~~.
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