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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. %:~-..,,¨,
.,¨...-*†* *†*-...¨,.
,¨,,.-:=§§ : §§=:-.,,¨,
,,¨-~†*£@# #@£*†~-¨,,
¨¨.~:^$@@# somethings moving in the grass. it's #@@$^:~.¨¨
,:»/$£&@## invisible to my eyes but i can feel ##@&£$/»:,
-~†*¤§#### 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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...,,,,.¨¨ ^ ¨¨.,,,,...
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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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