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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. .,,,.¨¨.¨¨
..¨¨..,¨,, ,,¨,..¨¨..
=...,.¨¨.. / ..¨¨.,...=
:~:,,.,,¨¨ ¨¨,,.,,:~:
*=«,¨,¨¨.. 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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