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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. #@§,¨@¨£§¨
,,,,£.§#., &.¤§,,¨@#@
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#&¨,¨,@¨§# ¨.£.£#,¨.¤
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,§#&,,.¨#¨ 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. ¨@¨¨,,,¨@,
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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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....§£¤¨.. 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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