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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. .,,....~-:
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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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§^\~:,¨.., 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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¶#£=^=,,., on her stomach, feet in the air, ,.,,=^=£#¶
@$†^-,,... roughly seven centimeters long. it's ...,,-^†$@
¤*^-,..¨¨. freshly made, not yet completely dried. .¨¨..,-^*¤
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\»,.¨,,,., 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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