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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. ..,¨¨..¨.~
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§=-,,.,¨,, 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. ¨.¨,=*^%@#
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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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