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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. ¨.,.¨..¨¨¨
¨...¨,,.¨, ,¨.,,¨...¨
.,¨,¨..¨¨¨ = ¨¨¨..¨,¨,.
¨¨¨,,¨.,,: :,,.¨,,¨¨¨
,...¨¨..,- 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. ¤$*:~~.¨¨,
,¨,.¨~«^$& &$^«~¨.,¨,
,..¨,¨-«=$ = $=«-¨,¨..,
¨,¨¨,¨¨.«= =«.¨¨,¨¨,¨
¨¨¨.,¨,,~= i am not followed, and slow down in the =~,,¨,.¨¨¨
,..¨.,¨¨,. clearing where you at first can spot .,¨¨,.¨..,
,¨,.,,.,,. the house, not yet really in the .,,.,,.,¨,
¨¨,¨¨.¨¨¨¨ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨¨¨¨.¨¨,¨¨
¨.¨,¨,,... radio (now dented) but also a small ...,,¨,¨.¨
.,¨,..¨¨.¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨.¨¨..,¨,.
....,¨¨¨.. must have been laying in the wet dirt, ..¨¨¨,....
¨,.¨¨..,.¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¨.,..¨¨.,¨
...,.¨¨¨,, other belongings. ,,¨¨¨.,...
¨¨..,,¨¨.^ ^.¨¨,,..¨¨
¨,¨,...¨:» it's a statuette of a girl laying naked »:¨...,¨,¨
¨.,¨,,.-~/ on her stomach, feet in the air, /~-.,,¨,.¨
,,,,¨¨~«*% roughly seven centimeters long. it's %*«~¨¨,,,,
¨¨,..~«\†£ freshly made, not yet completely dried. £†\«~..,¨¨
....,»\**¤ ¤**\»,....
..¨^»*^%## my mom is here now. i ask her for some ##%^*»^¨..
.,~»*$&@£# particle board for it to dry on, but #£@&$*»~,.
,^«:$%#@@# she is worried and wants me to #@@#%$:«^,
.,:=\*%£@# throw it away. #@£%*\=:,.
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