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