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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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~:,.¨¨.,¨¨ 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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##£&&%^~-. 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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#£%**«-¨,, 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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