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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. ¨.,.¨,~†^§
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^«~.¨¨¨,¨¨ 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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