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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. ,,¨.,¨¨..¨
¨¨¨,,¨,.., ,..,¨,,¨¨¨
:,¨,.¨..¨¨ † ¨¨..¨.,¨,:
~:.,.,¨¨,. .,¨¨,.,.:~
\=~.¨..... 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. .,,~=*§¤@#
##@&@^†~,. .,~†^@&@##
#£¤§*\=:,, 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. ,.,.,¨¨¨.¨
.¨.¨,.,,¨, ,¨,,.,¨.¨.
.¨¨,.¨..,¨ 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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##£§&%\~^, 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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