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=~-.¨..¨¨. .¨¨..¨.-~=
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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. ,¨.¨,.,,,¨
¨¨,.¨,.¨,¨ ¨,¨.,¨.,¨¨
.,¨¨,,.¨.¨ ; ¨.¨.,,¨¨,.
..,¨¨...¨. .¨...¨¨,..
~,..¨¨,,.. 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. ¨,¨,-/%£##
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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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