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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. ,¨¨¨,..,:«
:¨,,..,.¨, ,¨.,..,,¨:
,¨,..,.¨,, : ,,¨.,..,¨,
.¨,,,,,..¨ ¨..,,,,,¨.
¨.¨..¨¨¨,¨ 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. ¨,.,-=**££
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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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