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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 &$^=~¨..,.
..¨¨,¨~«=% hands, who  are busy putting  things  in %=«~¨,¨¨..
.,¨.¨,¨~-=                my pockets.               =-~¨,¨.¨,.
¨..¨..,.:»                                          »:.,..¨..¨
..,.¨¨.¨.- then  i   run   east   toward  my  home. -.¨.¨¨.,..
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,¨.¨¨¨.¨¨, i am not followed, and  slow down in the ,¨¨.¨¨¨.¨,
¨..,.,,,.¨ clearing  where  you at  first can  spot ¨.,,,.,..¨
..,.,,¨.¨. the   house,  not  yet   really  in  the .¨.¨,,.,..
¨.¨,.....¨ backyard. from  my pockets i retrieve my ¨.....,¨.¨
¨,,.¨¨,¨.¨ radio (now  dented)  but  also  a  small ¨.¨,¨¨.,,¨
,¨.¨,.,¨,¨ clay  figure i've never  seen before. it ¨,¨,.,¨.¨,
,,,,.,,¨¨- must have been  laying  in the wet dirt, -¨¨,,.,,,,
,,¨,,,.¨,- and  i must've  picked  it  up  with  my -,¨.,,,¨,,
¨¨.,¨,.,»*            other belongings.             *»,.,¨,.¨¨
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..,¨.^»=%% it's a statuette  of a girl laying naked %%=»^.¨,..
¨¨.,.=\$£¤ on  her  stomach,  feet  in   the   air, ¤£$\=.,.¨¨
..¨.«=$$£¶   roughly seven centimeters long. it's   ¶£$$=«.¨..
,.:=/=%&@# 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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