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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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,:==*¤&£## 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. @&&*\-.¨,¨
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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. ,¨,.,¨..¨,
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..,,,¨,,»: it's a statuette of a girl laying naked :»,,¨,,,..
.¨,.,,,«:$ on her stomach, feet in the air, $:«,,,.,¨.
,¨,¨¨-~:†£ roughly seven centimeters long. it's £†:~-¨¨,¨,
,,,¨.«*†%@ freshly made, not yet completely dried. @%†*«.¨,,,
¨¨,,~\%£@# #@£%\~,,¨¨
¨.~~†$§¤## 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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