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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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..£#¤.¨¨¨, 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. ¨,¨,.,.¤.#
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.&@§.,¨... 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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