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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 .¨.¨.-=††*
@&$/-:,¨,¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨,¨,:-/$&@
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#£$†»...¨, they had been a swampworld with sylvan ,¨...»†$£#
£*;»,,,¨,¨ 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. ¨¨.,,.,-*†
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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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