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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 .:-;**§#@#
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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. ,,¨.,.¨¨..
¨..,,.¨.., ,..¨.,,..¨
..,¨¨¨,¨¨. 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 ¨¨.,.¨,:«/
$\=^.¨¨,.. through the ground just how large it is. ..,¨¨.^=\$
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@&*\~,,.,, the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ,,.,,~\*&@
##*†^~,.., to get up, still looking at the ,..,~^†*##
@¶&¤*^«,,, direction of sound rather than at my ,,,«^*¤&¶@
##£§@^:~,. hands, who are busy putting things in .,~:^@§£##
###*^\~:.¨ my pockets. ¨.:~\^*###
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@$=:~:.,¨. then i run east toward my home. .¨,.:~:=$@
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,,¨,,¨.,.. 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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.¨.¨¨¨.¨.¨ 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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