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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. ,.¨.¨¨¨¨,¨
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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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