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~^..¨¨¨.,. forests around my childhood home. thick .,.¨¨¨..^~
/«,¨¨,,,,. pine arcades that were planted and .,,,,¨¨,«/
^\»-¨.¨,,¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming ¨,,¨.¨-»\^
$*†~^¨.¨., underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,.¨.¨^~†*$
&$*†-^,¨¨¨ is dark and moist, the canopy having ¨¨¨,^-†*$&
@£%$^«:¨,, already soaked up all the sun. ,,¨:«^$%£@
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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. ,¨¨¨...¨..
.¨,¨,.¨¨,. .,¨¨.,¨,¨.
-¨.¨¨¨¨..¨ 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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#@@£$§†«., invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,.«†§$£@@#
#£@$^/».,. through the ground just how large it is. .,.»/^$@£#
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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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