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~.¨,¨¨¨¨¨¨ §¤*&§$$&§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,¨.~
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨,,:~^
*/~~.,¨,¨. .¨,¨,.~~/*
%=^»:.¨,.. 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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