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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. ..¨.¨¨..¨,
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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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:.,.,...,¨ 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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