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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 $%^»,..,¨¨
,¨,.^~^^%# through the ground just how large it is. #%^^~^.,¨,
¨,.^»:†*## ##*†:»^.,¨
..^»=*&&£# the soil is muddy. i slip when trying #£&&*=»^..
..==%§£### to get up, still looking at the ###£§%==..
¨..=^%§@@# direction of sound rather than at my #@@§%^=..¨
..¨^»^%£&£ hands, who are busy putting things in £&£%^»^¨..
,¨...«;%*@ my pockets. @*%;«...¨,
...¨,,-†§£ £§†-,,¨...
.,¨.,,-«*% then i run east toward my home. %*«-,,.¨,.
.¨.¨,¨,,-† †-,,¨,¨.¨.
,¨,..¨.,-» ^ »-,.¨..,¨,
¨¨..¨¨...- -...¨¨..¨¨
¨,¨,.¨.,,. i am not followed, and slow down in the .,,.¨.,¨,¨
,,,¨,.¨,,. clearing where you at first can spot .,,¨.,¨,,,
¨¨¨,,,¨¨,¨ the house, not yet really in the ¨,¨¨,,,¨¨¨
¨¨,,¨¨,,., backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ,.,,¨¨,,¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.,¨¨, radio (now dented) but also a small ,¨¨,.¨¨¨¨¨
.¨.,.,,,¨. clay figure i've never seen before. it .¨,,,.,.¨.
¨¨..,,,,.. must have been laying in the wet dirt, ..,,,,..¨¨
...¨¨.¨.¨~ and i must've picked it up with my ~¨.¨.¨¨...
,...,.,.^~ other belongings. ~^.,.,...,
,¨¨¨,..-=^ ^=-..,¨¨¨,
.,..,¨^~== it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ==~^¨,..,.
,..,¨^«*=$ 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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