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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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@@@@%~,¨¨, 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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&&†»^,.,¨. 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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###¤%†«~,, 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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