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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. ,¨¨.,..,,-
:,,¨¨,,,¨. .¨,,,¨¨,,:
¨,,¨¨.,... ^ ...,.¨¨,,¨
,¨,.,..¨¨, ,¨¨..,.,¨,
¨¨,,.,,..¨ 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. .,.¨.¨.¨.,
.¨¨...,¨., ,.¨,...¨¨.
¨.,¨.,¨.,¨ 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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