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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 =/-,.,.,,,
.,,¨¨:~^$$ on the southern shores until i got $$^~:¨¨,,.
..,,~=††$¤ bitten. ¤$††=~,,..
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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. ^¨,..¨,¨¨¨
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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. ,.¨¨¨¨,¨..
.,¨,,¨,¨¨, ,¨¨,¨,,¨,.
,¨,,..,.¨. 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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