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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. #&$^»^,..¨
,,,,.:»^†£ £†^»:.,,,,
.,,.¨.:-*$ 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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