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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 ¨...¨,.,¨^
».,.¨,,¨¨, 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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~,.,,¨¨,.¨ 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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-,..¨,¨.,. 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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