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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 ...,~=*¤@#
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#£@%†-,.., 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 ¨¨...,.»/*
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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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#¶#£$=-:,, invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,,:-=$£#¶#
###¤$%/».. through the ground just how large it is. ..»/%$¤###
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¤%$*»,,¨¨, to get up, still looking at the ,¨¨,,»*$%¤
§†^-,,¨..¨ direction of sound rather than at my ¨..¨,,-^†§
§\«^,,,,¨. hands, who are busy putting things in .¨,,,,^«\§
^-^¨,..¨¨¨ my pockets. ¨¨¨..,¨^-^
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,.¨¨¨¨.,.. 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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#$%^~,..., on her stomach, feet in the air, ,...,~^%$#
£#%$\»,.¨, 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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