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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 .¨-=†^&¤£#
##$^/~,..¨ bitten. ¨..,~/^$##
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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 ¨¨¨,.¨,:»*
$†«.,¨,,¨, my pockets. ,¨,,¨,.«†$
£†=»,¨,.¨, ,¨.,¨,»=†£
@*†:=,,¨.¨ 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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