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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. ¨.,~:%@###
##@&§^*~:. .:~*^§&@##
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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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