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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 .,.¨¨.,.,~
†~^¨¨,.,,¨ 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. .,¨¨¨,.¨,,
,.¨¨¨¨,.., ,..,¨¨¨¨.,
¨¨.,¨¨¨¨.. / ..¨¨¨¨,.¨¨
,¨.,..,.,, ,,.,..,.¨,
¨,¨,.,¨¨¨, somethings moving in the grass. it's ,¨¨¨,.,¨,¨
¨.¨¨,¨¨¨.. invisible to my eyes but i can feel ..¨¨¨,¨¨.¨
^,.,¨.,.,, through the ground just how large it is. ,,.,.¨,.,^
=~¨,.,,... ...,,.,¨~=
/~^¨,.¨¨,¨ 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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#@%^/~:¨,. = .,¨:~/^%@#
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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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