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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. *~:,¨,.,¨.
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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. .,,,,,¨¨,¨
.,.,¨,,,,, ,,,,,¨,.,.
.¨.¨¨..¨¨- 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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