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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 -...,,,¨,¨
,,¨.¨¨,¨,. 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. ;=,,,,,,,.
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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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,,.¨¨-~:$& on her stomach, feet in the air, &$:~-¨¨.,,
.,,.¨,:»:= roughly seven centimeters long. it's =:»:,¨.,,.
,..¨.,..~^ freshly made, not yet completely dried. ^~..,.¨..,
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,..,,,.,.- 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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