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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. ¨...¨¨.¨-~
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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. .¨¨,.,.¨..
.¨.,.¨¨,.. ..,¨¨.,.¨.
¨.,,,.,¨,, 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. .,..,,~\^§
%†=.,,¨,., ,.,¨,,.=†%
:~^,¨¨,,.¨ 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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