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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. =^,,¨,¨...
,...¨¨,¨.^ ^.¨,¨¨...,
.,¨,¨.,¨¨¨ = ¨¨¨,.¨,¨,.
,.,...¨,¨, ,¨,¨...,.,
.¨,,..,,,¨ 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 $%\=,,¨,,.
¨,¨..=:*§# umbrella which i'm sitting on. #§*:=..¨,¨
..¨-»*=%@# #@%=*»-¨..
.¨,~**£§## ^ ##§£**~,¨.
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.¨.-:*£@@# somethings moving in the grass. it's #@@£*:-.¨.
,,¨,»††%@# invisible to my eyes but i can feel #@%††»,¨,,
¨¨¨,,«†%¤# through the ground just how large it is. #¤%†«,,¨¨¨
¨¨.¨¨,=:** **:=,¨¨.¨¨
..¨,.,^~/^ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ^/~^,.,¨..
¨,.,¨,¨:=: to get up, still looking at the :=:¨,¨,.,¨
,,,.,.,.~- direction of sound rather than at my -~.,.,.,,,
¨¨,¨¨.¨¨., hands, who are busy putting things in ,.¨¨.¨¨,¨¨
,,..,¨,... my pockets. ...,¨,..,,
,.,,¨.¨,., ,.,¨.¨,,.,
¨.¨.¨¨..., then i run east toward my home. ,...¨¨.¨.¨
¨,,.¨,,.¨. .¨.,,¨.,,¨
..¨,¨,.,., = ,.,.,¨,¨..
,..¨.,¨,¨. .¨,¨,.¨..,
.,,,¨,,¨,. i am not followed, and slow down in the .,¨,,¨,,,.
,¨¨..¨¨.¨, clearing where you at first can spot ,¨.¨¨..¨¨,
..¨¨.,¨¨^» the house, not yet really in the »^¨¨,.¨¨..
,..,,..-~: backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my :~-..,,..,
.¨,,.¨.~;* radio (now dented) but also a small *;~.¨.,,¨.
.¨.,¨,=/*£ clay figure i've never seen before. it £*/=,¨,.¨.
¨¨.,,»;§£@ must have been laying in the wet dirt, @£§;»,,.¨¨
.¨.:=/†§§# and i must've picked it up with my #§§†/=:.¨.
.¨,~:$§¤@# 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. £*=«,.,..¨
¨.,,¨¨,=\† †\=,¨¨,,.¨
.,,,.¨¨,-\ 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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