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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. .,.,¨¨,¨..
,¨.¨.¨.,,. .,,.¨.¨.¨,
,,¨,,.¨¨,. ^ .,¨¨.,,¨,,
¨.¨,....,, ,,....,¨.¨
,,¨.¨..,,¨ 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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