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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. ¨,..,,.~=%
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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. ¨,¨,.,^/*§
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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. ,,¨,,.,,,¨
¨,,¨.¨¨.¨¨ ¨¨.¨¨.¨,,¨
...¨¨¨¨,,. 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, ¨,,,†=%#¶@
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¤%**,,,.,. 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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