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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. ¨.¨:-^%¤¤#
¤&§*»^¨.¨¨ ¨¨.¨^»*§&¤
@§;~~...., 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. ¨.,.,¨..^«
-.¨.¨¨,¨.¨ ¨.¨,¨¨.¨.-
¨¨,,.,,¨¨¨ / ¨¨¨,,.,,¨¨
,¨¨,,,...¨ ¨...,,,¨¨,
...¨.....¨ 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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