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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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*=-,¨¨¨.¨. 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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