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%*==.¨,,,. forests around my childhood home. thick .,,,¨.==*%
££*=»~¨¨,¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨,¨¨~»=*££
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###&^:~-¨, 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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=†»:,,¨.., 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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