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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 $^\~,,,,.¨
..¨,.¨,«*^                 bitten.                  ^*«,¨.,¨..
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,,.¨,,¨,:- but  now  i'm  further  back,  on  solid -:,¨,,¨.,,
.¨.¨¨¨,,¨. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with  an .¨,,¨¨¨.¨.
,,...,¨¨.¨ orange   tin  radio  and  a  translucent ¨.¨¨,...,,
.¨,.,.¨¨,,      umbrella which i'm sitting on.      ,,¨¨.,.,¨.
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,¨...,,.¨, somethings  moving  in  the  grass. it's ,¨.,,...¨,
¨¨¨¨¨,,¨,, invisible  to my  eyes but  i  can  feel ,,¨,,¨¨¨¨¨
....¨¨¨¨.. through the ground just how large it is. ..¨¨¨¨....
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,¨¨..¨¨¨¨: the soil is  muddy.  i  slip when trying :¨¨¨¨..¨¨,
,,.,.,.¨-~ to   get  up,   still   looking  at  the ~-¨.,.,.,,
.¨...,,,~\ direction  of sound rather  than  at  my \~,,,...¨.
¨.¨...-=*§ hands, who  are busy  putting  things in §*=-...¨.¨
.,¨,,-=*†¤                my pockets.               ¤†*=-,,¨,.
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,.,:«==$§# 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. ,...,.¨¨¨¨
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.,..¨,..,. 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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