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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.                =-.,¨¨.¨¨.
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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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¨¨:~=^£&£#                    =                     #£&£^=~:¨¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨,,,,..
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.¨¨¨,¨¨¨,=                    ;                     =,¨¨¨,¨¨¨.
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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.            ¤£§:»:.,,.
.,,,¨,~=†¤                                          ¤†=~,¨,,,.
¨.,.,¨,~/† 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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