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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. ¨,..¨,,,¨¨
,,.,.¨.,.. ..,.¨.,.,,
,,¨..,¨¨,, ; ,,¨¨,..¨,,
,,,¨,,.,,¨ ¨,,.,,¨,,,
¨,¨.¨,¨,¨¨ 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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