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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.                  #£§§†~-,.¨
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,¨..,^«=$£ but  now  i'm  further  back,  on  solid £$=«^,..¨,
¨.,¨,¨.«*$ ground, in shoulder-high grass,  with an $*«.¨,¨,.¨
¨,¨,¨,.:-; orange  tin  radio  and  a   translucent ;-:.,¨,¨,¨
,,.,.¨,¨,»      umbrella which i'm sitting on.      »,¨,¨.,.,,
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,¨¨.,¨¨... somethings  moving in  the  grass.  it's ...¨¨,.¨¨,
,..¨.¨¨¨¨¨ invisible  to  my eyes  but  i  can feel ¨¨¨¨¨.¨..,
.,¨.,,¨¨¨. through the ground just how large it is. .¨¨¨,,.¨,.
¨¨,.¨,..¨¨                                          ¨¨..,¨.,¨¨
,¨¨¨,.,¨,¨ the soil is muddy. i  slip  when  trying ¨,¨,.,¨¨¨,
.,.,¨¨..¨, to   get  up,   still   looking  at  the ,¨..¨¨,.,.
,..¨¨,,.^- direction of sound  rather  than  at  my -^.,,¨¨..,
¨¨..¨¨¨--* hands, who  are  busy putting things  in *--¨¨¨..¨¨
....¨¨^=\=                my pockets.               =\=^¨¨....
¨,¨¨,:=*†£                                          £†*=:,¨¨,¨
¨,,.:-\^&§ then   i  run   east  toward  my   home. §&^\-:.,,¨
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¨,~~\$@£## i am  not followed, and slow down in the ##£@$\~~,¨
¨.¨,-==$¤# clearing  where  you at  first  can spot #¤$==-,¨.¨
,,¨,^~*†£@ 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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