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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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###¶@^†»~, 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. ..¨.,,.¨~-
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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. ¨¨,¨¨...¨.
,,,¨..,¨,¨ ¨,¨,..¨,,,
.,.,.¨,.¨¨ 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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