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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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¤$*~~¨¨.., there's a river passing by, from east ,..¨¨~~*$¤
*:~.,.,,., 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. ¨,...,,~«;
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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. .¨..¨..,..
¨¨,,,¨..,. .,..¨,,,¨¨
,...¨¨.¨.. 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. .,^~:*%&@#
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&*^=»,¨,., 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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