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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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§£**--.,,, 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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