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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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.¨¨¨,¨,..¨ ¨..,¨,¨¨¨.
....¨¨.¨.. 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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