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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. .¨.,¨¨¨..,
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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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