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¨¨..,,..¨- forests around my childhood home. thick -¨..,,..¨¨
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¨...,.,:»^ forgotten. wild boars roaming ^»:,.,...¨
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¨.,,:=/*£& already soaked up all the sun. &£*/=:,,.¨
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,~~^*%§### 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 §*†=~,.¨..
¨,,,~:$&@£ through the ground just how large it is. £@&$:~,,,¨
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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. £†\~,.,¨¨¨
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,¨,¨¨¨.,~; then i run east toward my home. ;~,.¨¨¨,¨,
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¨¨¨¨.,,,.¨ 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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.,.,¨,~=†% 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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