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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 #§$^~~.¨¨.
,,.,.~~^*§ on  the  southern  shores  until  i  got §*^~~.,.,,
¨,,¨.¨,-/=                  bitten.                 =/-,¨.¨,,¨
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..¨¨,,,,^= but  now  i'm  further  back,  on  solid =^,,,,¨¨..
,¨.,.,.,.- ground,  in shoulder-high grass, with an -.,.,.,.¨,
.,¨¨.¨,.,¨ orange  tin   radio  and  a  translucent ¨,.,¨.¨¨,.
.,,¨.,¨,¨¨      umbrella which i'm sitting on.      ¨¨,¨,.¨,,.
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¨..¨.¨¨¨,¨ somethings  moving  in  the grass.  it's ¨,¨¨¨.¨..¨
¨...¨¨.¨¨¨ invisible to my  eyes  but  i  can  feel ¨¨¨.¨¨...¨
¨,.¨,¨.¨.¨ through the ground just how large it is. ¨.¨.¨,¨.,¨
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.,¨,.,¨.,, the  soil is muddy. i  slip  when trying ,,.¨,.,¨,.
¨,¨,,.,,,- to  get  up,   still   looking  at   the -,,,.,,¨,¨
.¨¨,¨.,,»* direction  of  sound rather  than at  my *»,,.¨,¨¨.
,..,¨.--^$ 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.            ¨¨..¨¨,,¨,
,,.¨..,¨,¨                                          ¨,¨,..¨.,,
¨,.,,.,,.. 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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