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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. #£**~~¨.¨¨
¨,.,~††$@@ @@$††~,.,¨
¨,,~;*£&£# 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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