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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 @$%:»,¨,,¨
.,..¨:«=*§ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just §*=«:¨..,.
....¨,,~*^ where the pine hands start to let ^*~,,¨....
.,..,..^== through light, horsemint on the rocky ==^..,..,.
.¨,¨,.¨¨:» river bed. »:¨¨.,¨,¨.
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.¨¨,.,..., the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ,...,.,¨¨.
¨,,..¨.,.. they had been a swampworld with sylvan ..,.¨..,,¨
.¨...¨¨.¨, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,¨.¨¨...¨.
.,,..,..,, you could've found me wallowing around ,,..,..,,.
,.,¨,..¨.. on the southern shores until i got ..¨..,¨,.,
,.,¨.,¨.,- bitten. -,.¨,.¨,.,
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,.,.¨¨,.~/ but now i'm further back, on solid /~.,¨¨.,.,
¨..,.¨^~=% ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an %=~^¨.,..¨
,¨.,.:»^*¤ orange tin radio and a translucent ¤*^»:.,.¨,
,.¨,,~:†%§ umbrella which i'm sitting on. §%†:~,,¨.,
.,,-«\=*@£ £@*=\«-,,.
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,¨,~:=@¤£# somethings moving in the grass. it's #£¤@=:~,¨,
..¨,-\§@§£ invisible to my eyes but i can feel £§@§\-,¨..
,,¨¨,~/**¤ through the ground just how large it is. ¤**/~,¨¨,,
,.,,¨,«\§£ £§\«,¨,,.,
,¨...¨~~^$ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying $^~~¨...¨,
¨,¨¨,,¨,=† to get up, still looking at the †=,¨,,¨¨,¨
..,¨¨...-« direction of sound rather than at my «-...¨¨,..
¨,¨,¨..,,, hands, who are busy putting things in ,,,..¨,¨,¨
,¨..¨¨,,,, my pockets. ,,,,¨¨..¨,
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,,.¨¨..¨¨¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨¨¨..¨¨.,,
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¨,,.,,,¨.¨ i am not followed, and slow down in the ¨.¨,,,.,,¨
..,,¨¨,,,~ clearing where you at first can spot ~,,,¨¨,,..
.,..,.,,~« the house, not yet really in the «~,,.,..,.
,,.¨¨,¨~~: backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my :~~¨,¨¨.,,
..¨.¨¨,~*^ radio (now dented) but also a small ^*~,¨¨.¨..
,.,,,:«\%¤ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤%\«:,,,.,
,,.¨^~^%£# must have been laying in the wet dirt, #£%^~^¨.,,
¨¨,^-\^*£# and i must've picked it up with my #£*^\-^,¨¨
,,,«†%&&@# other belongings. #@&&%†«,,,
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.,^-;%£### it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ###£%;-^,.
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..,,-~:=%§ roughly seven centimeters long. it's §%=:~-,,..
¨.¨.,:-†$£ 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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