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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 ¨,..^~\*£#
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#£#*^†«,,. already soaked up all the sun. .,,«†^*#£#
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#@&*:~~¨,¨ 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 .¨.¨¨.^~†§
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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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#£§§$/».,. invisible to my eyes but i can feel .,.»/$§§£#
@&*§†~^¨¨. through the ground just how large it is. .¨¨^~†§*&@
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&$*~~¨,.,, the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ,,.,¨~~*$&
*†«,,.¨,¨, to get up, still looking at the ,¨,¨.,,«†*
:-.¨,...¨. direction of sound rather than at my .¨...,¨.-:
~^¨..¨¨.¨¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨¨.¨¨..¨^~
.¨.,¨..¨¨¨ my pockets. ¨¨¨..¨,.¨.
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¨¨¨..¨.¨,, then i run east toward my home. ,,¨.¨..¨¨¨
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..,,,,,.,¨ 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 ...,^«\†§¤
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#§§$:~^,., roughly seven centimeters long. it's ,.,^~:$§§#
§*%*~,..¨. freshly made, not yet completely dried. .¨..,~*%*§
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$^~-.,,,.. my mom is here now. i ask her for some ..,,,.-~^$
^»^,,..¨.. particle board for it to dry on, but ..¨..,,^»^
~:,,,...¨¨ she is worried and wants me to ¨¨...,,,:~
-,,,¨¨.¨¨, throw it away. ,¨¨.¨¨,,,-
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