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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 ,,.,.»;%§#
#@¤$\-^,¨¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨¨,^-\$¤@#
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¶%*:=^¨.., the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ,..¨^=:*%¶
%**~,,,¨,¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨,¨,,,~**%
**«,....,, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,,....,«**
†~,,¨.,... you could've found me wallowing around ...,.¨,,~†
»,¨,¨¨¨¨., on the southern shores until i got ,.¨¨¨¨,¨,»
-.,.,.¨¨.¨ bitten. ¨.¨¨.,.,.-
.,¨.,.,¨.¨ ¨.¨,.,.¨,.
.¨.,¨,,.¨¨ but now i'm further back, on solid ¨¨.,,¨,.¨.
,¨.,,,.¨.¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨.¨.,,,.¨,
,.,.¨,,¨,, orange tin radio and a translucent ,,¨,,¨.,.,
=,.,¨¨.¨,¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¨,¨.¨¨,.,=
^=.,,¨¨¨.. ..¨¨¨,,.=^
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££†/~,,.¨. somethings moving in the grass. it's .¨.,,~/†££
#@%%/~,.,, invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,,.,~/%%@#
#@@@^/»~,, through the ground just how large it is. ,,~»/^@@@#
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###$**-~¨¨ 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 ,...¨^=^†£
$:=:,¨¨,,¨ my pockets. ¨,,¨¨,:=:$
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=,.¨¨¨¨.¨¨ 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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