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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. ¨¨,¨.,¨,:~
/»^¨,,,,,. .,,,,,¨^»/
$*«-.¨,,,, it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,,,,¨.-«*$
*%*~^.,..¨ 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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