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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. ,.¨¨.¨.¨..
,,,.....,¨ ¨,.....,,,
¨.¨¨..,¨,, 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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