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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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####§&*\=^ 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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#@@¤%$;~:. invisible to my eyes but i can feel .:~;$%¤@@#
@#@$=:--¨, through the ground just how large it is. ,¨--:=$@#@
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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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~~,¨,,¨,¨. 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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#@#£§:~.,, 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. ,,.,,-=\§¤
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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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