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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. §%†»~¨..,,
¨¨¨¨,¨,~;†                                          †;~,¨,¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨.,,,«; 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.      #@§@**=,.¨
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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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