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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. .¨,==%@££@
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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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